The corporate team at Foot Anstey, the national law firm with an office in Bristol, has supported fast-growing specialist healthcare software client Agilio on its latest two acquisitions. The takeovers take to six the total number that Foot Anstey has advised Agilio on in just over two years. Sheffield-based Agilio,...
The corporate group at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised energy transition company Pulse Clean Energy on its acquisition of a battery energy storage system. The acquisition of the 99MW system in Hampshire will help advance London-based Pulse Clean Energy’s pipeline of battery energy storage system projects...
A record number of promotions have been made by law firm Thrings as it continues to strengthen its teams at all levels. As well as six new partners, its latest promotions round also includes 10 new senior associates and six associates in a move the firm said reflected its plan...
National law firm Foot Anstey has recruited a non-executive director whose experience spans the legal, financial and tech sectors to support its ambitious growth goals. Jason Haines, pictured, joins the firm, which has an office in Bristol, after recently retiring from ‘magic circle’ law firm Allen & Overy. During...
A Bristol-based specialist law firm which a year ago was described as one of the fastest growing in the region has been sold out of administration in a deal that has secured the future of 46 jobs. Personal injury firm Lysander Law was hit hard by reforms to whiplash...
Bristol-headquartered TLT has been named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023 – the third year in a row it has topped the main category in a major legal sector awards scheme. TLT previously landed the Firm of the Year title at The Lawyer Awards...
UWE Bristol has appointed Dr Konstantinos (Kos) Siliafis as the new dean and head of Bristol Law School. Kos, pictured, was previously director of Law and Politics at Canterbury Christ Church University. He has also lectured law at Aberystwyth University, where he gained a Doctorate in Philosophy and Law in 2015. His research...
The fintech team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised on the launch of a first-of-its-kind money saving app that rewards commitment and community. Founded with the belief that ‘saving is freedom’, the Communion app, which shares its name with the firm behind it, seeks to tackle...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright is advising a cultivated meat producer that is offering a potentially game-changing approach to sustainable pork as it scales up and moves towards commercialisation. Uncommon Bio, formerly called Highersteaks, was founded in Bristol in 2017 and is now based in Cambridge. It...
National law firm Clarke Willmott has taken on two new partners in its Bristol office to bolster its fast-growing housebuilder and financial litigation teams. Alistair Wallworth is a commercial property partner with a focus on residential development and strategic land while experienced litigator Darren Kidd specialises in high-value and...
Regional law firm Michelmores has strengthened its transactional real estate team in Bristol with the appointment of Cheryl Brady as a partner. Cheryl, pictured, qualified as a real estate lawyer in 2006 and has extensive experience within both commercial and residential property. Prior to focusing on property development in 2012,...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has appointed experienced strategy and change consultant Rebecca Shalom as a non-executive director to support its growth strategy. Rebecca, pictured, has more than 30 years’ experience leading transformations and advising leadership teams on strategy, with a particular focus on complex business issues. She has...
SETsquared Bristol, the University of Bristol’s acclaimed tech incubator, has further strengthened its adviser team with the appointment of four experts. They join an existing community of 15 advisers in residence, who are a key aspect of the incubator’s programme, providing pro-bono advice to its 80 member companies. Advisers offer weekly...
