Bristol businesses are to be helped prepare for the challenges and opportunities that Brexit will bring when an Export for Growth roadshow arrives in the city later this month. The day-long Trade Horizons event is one of four being staged across the South West by Business West – the...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has completed one of its most-complex projects – the year-long task of advising on the transfer of thousands of assets from nine separate UK research organisations to the new single strategic research and innovation body UKRI. The high-value work for the Department for...
Partner Linda Convery has been promoted by Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT to become its new head of social housing. The move comes on the back of several years of significant growth for the team with four new partners including disputes partner Kane Kirkbride, corporate partner David Isaacson, finance...
Thrings, the regional law firm with an office in Bristol, has appointed three new partners and a legal director as part of its annual round of promotions. Natalia Sokolov, Robert Barnes and Alice Altounyan increase the size of Thrings’ partnership to 62, while Rebecca Balmforth becomes the firm’s fifth...
The Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has advised on plans to create an inclusive housing scheme in the city through the acquisition of 61 homes. The acquisition was part of a much bigger deal, described as a ‘turning point’ for UK housing, which brought together United...
International law firm DAC Beachcroft has made nine promotions in its Bristol office across six areas of its business. The promotions include two new partners, three new legal directors and three new senior associates in its LLP and one new associate in its claims solutions group business. Some 78%...
Lawyers at international firm Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office have advised shareholders of leading orthopaedic company Corin on the acquisition of a majority stake in the business by global investment firm Permira Funds. Following five years of outstanding growth, Cirencester-based Corin is one of the fastest-growing firms in its sector....
Five law firms with offices in Bristol have been appointed to Homes England’s new legal services panel to advise on a broad range of work including, property, planning and procurement. The firms – Ashfords, Clarke Willmott, DWF, Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV) and Womble Bond Dickinson – were appointed to...
Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby has appointed three new partners in a move that increases the share of the partnership held by women to 53%. The promotions of Samantha Castle, Kirsten Hale and Georgina Bryant take the number of partners to 17 at the firm, which has six offices across...
The organisation representing franchised car dealers has given Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT a partner award for helping its members prepare for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). TLT worked closely on the issue with the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), which promotes the interests of franchised car and...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has been ranked among the most active clean energy advisers in the world. Global league tables produced by Clean Energy Pipeline magazine put TLT at number four for the volume of merger and acquisition deals it completed in 2017, with the firm having advised...
Bristol-based Jordans Corporate Law has further strengthened its position in the market with the appointment of Victoria McMeel as head of employment law. Victoria, pictured, has more than 15 years’ experience as a specialist employment solicitor and previously worked as an associate solicitor for Bristol law firms Veale Wasbrough...
Senior associates at regional law firm Michelmores Paul Beanland and Tom Stenner-Evans have been promoted to partner. Paul, who works in its real estate team, joined Michelmores in March 2015 and relocated to Bristol in October 2017. He now works between the firm’s Bristol and London offices and acts...
