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6 Movers & Shakers

Mills & Reeve boosts Manchester JMW Strengthen Corporate Recovery

commercial team & Insolvency Team

The Manchester office of Niall Innes, head of the
Mills & Reeve has ex- Manchester office of Mills & Manchester based full
panded its commercial Reeve said: “Sarah’s appoint- service law firm JMW So-
team with the appoint- ment reflects our commit- licitors LLP has strength-
ment of public procure- ment to significantly ened its Corporate
ment specialist, Sarah expanding our commercial Recovery and Insolvency
Hodgson. and corporate teams in the team with the appoint-
region. ments of a new Partner
Sarah joins from the Min- and Solicitor.
istry of Justice where she “Sarah has a wealth of expe-
was a commercial lawyer fo- rience in the sector and will Chris Love joins JMW as a
cusing on public procure- play a pivotal role in advis- Partner from Gorvins and is
ment. Prior to that, Sarah ing our growing base of joined by Solicitor Peter
was a senior solicitor in the public sector clients in the Speight, also from Gorvins.
commercial team at DAC North West. Sarah Hodgson Both Chris and Peter spe-
Beachcroft. cialise in corporate and per-
Sarah added: “I am de- wealth of expertise gained sonal insolvency and work
As a senior associate in the lighted to join Mills & Reeve working for a wide range of with clients in the North Chris Love Partner, Richard Wolff, Partner and Head of
Mills & Reeve commercial which is at the forefront of public sector organisations West and South East, includ- Corporate Recovery and Insolvency and Peter Speight,
team, Sarah will advise on public procurement. The as well as private sector ing the likes of Begbies Solicitor.
public procurement for a firm has a prestigious client clients that tender for public Traynor and RPG.
range of clients including base and I am looking for- sector contracts . As part of our existing team. I am con- the continued development
the NHS, universities, local ward to helping grow the its investment in public pro- Commenting on the new ar- fident that the appoint- of the Corporate Recovery &
authorities and central gov- Manchester commercial curement, Mills & Reeve of- rivals, Richard Wolff, Partner ments of Chris and Peter will Insolvency team at JMW.”
ernment departments. team.” fers a range of free and Head of Corporate Re- help the department to fur-
Sarah’s experience will also resources through its online covery & Insolvency at JMW, ther its reputation and offer- JMW have also strength-
be valuable to private sector Mills & Reeve has one the Procurement Portal said: ing to clients both in the ened their debt recovery of-
organisations bidding for UK’s leading public procure- (http://www.procurement- region and nationally.” fering by employing Raury
public sector contracts. ment teams and can offer a “We are pleased to welcome Mason as an Associate and
portal.com). both Chris and Peter to Commenting on his new Head of Debt Recovery from
JMW and our Corporate Re- role at JMW, Chris Love said: J B Leitch Ltd in Liverpool.
Thirteen lawyers promoted at Brabners covery & Insolvency team. “I believe this is an excellent Raury specialises in debt re-
Chris brings with him a
covery and property man-
opportunity to join an am-
wealth of experience in all bitious full service law firm agement litigation.
insolvency matters and is an
Commercial law firm Brab- particular expertise in Catherine Fearon (Housing excellent strategic fit with in Manchester and I am ex-
ners has announced the healthcare regulatory mat- & Regeneration), Gary Duffy cited to be involved with
promotion of three Part- ters and EU public procure- (Dispute Resolution),
ners, six Senior Associates ment law. Richard is Graeme Hughes (Charity)
and four Associates across dual-qualified as a solicitor and Michael Winder (Com- Weightmans LLP expands Family
the firm. and pharmacist and leads mercial) have become Asso-
the firm’s healthcare team, ciates. team in Manchester
Adrian Rogers (Corporate), which advises numerous
Richard Hough (Commer- clients operating in the Mark Brandwood, Brabners’ Top 45 Law firm Weight- Family at Weightmans com-
cial) and Leanne Murray healthcare sector. Managing Partner, said: mans LLP has expanded mented:“We are delighted
(Real Estate) have all joined “The appointments en- its family team in Man- to welcome Fiona to
the partnership; Leanne has Leanne Murray will lead a hance the firm’s capabilities chester, with the recruit- Weightmans. It’s an ex-
also been appointed as team of eight and advises in core practice areas and ment of a new Partner, tremely exciting time for
Head of Residential Devel- on residential development growth sectors. These indi- Fiona Turner. family law, and we are com-
opment. acquisitions and disposals viduals have shown them- mitted to growing our ded-
with particular expertise in selves to be excellent Fiona joins from Irwin icated team to meet client
Corporate lawyer Adrian dealing with development lawyers and strong and con- Mitchell, and brings over 20 demands, and to provide a
Rogers qualified with the constraints. sistent contributors from a years extensive experience full range of family law serv-
firm in 2004 and has exten- business development per- in family law, having previ- ices to the public nation-
sive experience in MBOs, In addition, the following spective. I am confident that ously worked in renowned wide.”
MBIs, acquisitions, dispos- lawyers have all been pro- they will seize the opportu- niche family law practices in
als, venture capital, corpo- moted to Senior Associate: nity these promotions give London acting for a wide Fiona added: “I am excited
rate insolvency and Iain Gamble and Kevin Man- them to have an even variety of clients based both to be joining the renowned
corporate reorganisations. ley (Real Estate), Jack Frog- greater personal impact on in the UK and abroad. and critically acclaimed
gatt, Phil Steele and Simon the success of the firm, and team at Weightmans, who
Richard Hough is a commer- Morris (Dispute Resolution), further develop their ca- She has a vast amount of ex- are recognised as one of the
cial and intellectual prop- and Sue Mackintosh (Private reers in the future.” pertise in divorce and finan- premier family law practices
erty lawyer, who has Client). cial settlements, in the country, by the legal
cohabitation disputes, chil- directories. I was particu- Fiona Turner
dren disputes including re- larly drawn to the collegiate
location abroad and pre and approach within the firm, Experienced Family Solicitor
post marital agreements. working with the talented Matthew Taylor, also joins
Fiona is also a trained medi- and innovative lawyers in all the team from Clintons in
ator and collaborative of Weightmans’ teams. I am London.
lawyer. looking forward to using my
expertise to grow the busi-
Carole Atkinson, Head of ness.”

The deadline for the October

edition of the Messenger is

11th September

Richard Hough, Leanne Murray, Mark Brandwood and Adrian Rogers