Advisers from regional law firm Thrings and accountants Bishop Fleming have helped secure a major national deal in the fast-growing data and artificial intelligence sector. The acquisition of DataShapa by market-leading Microsoft pure play technology partner Transparity will create a major specialist data practice. London-based DataShapa, a Microsoft Gold...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has appointed Gillian Griffiths as a director in its corporate tax team. Gillian, pictured, has joined from Deloitte UK, where she spent six years as an associate director in its financial services tax team, providing tax advisory services to financial institutions, with a...
International legal practice Osborne Clarke has made two partner and three legal director promotions in its Bristol office. The move is part of a broader set of promotions across the firm which take effect from 1 May and include four new partners in its London office and three new...
A team from the Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke has advised the University of Bristol on its new £500m Temple Quarter Campus, work on which is about to start in earnest. Opening in 2026, the campus next to Temple Meads Station on Cattle Market Road, will...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has appointed 11 new directors in a move it said reflected its ambitious strategy for growth across a number of key practices, sectors and specialisms. The promotions, which take effect from 1 May, are across the firm’s banking and finance, construction and engineering,...
Confidence among West of England firms has recovered sharply from its slump last year, according to the latest research by the region’s largest business organisation – but continued staff shortages are now adding to their problems. The quarterly survey by Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, shows...
Regional law firm Michelmores has built on its expertise in corporate deals tax and share incentive schemes with the appointment of Cathy Bryant as a partner in its Bristol office’s corporate team. Cathy, pictured, who takes on the role of head of corporate tax, joins from national firm Blake...
Robert Drewett, a Senior Counsel in the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, has been appointed as the new High Sheriff of Somerset, the first to be appointed under King Charles III. Robert Drewett, pictured, was appointed for a single-year term at a declaration ceremony at Wells...
Foot Anstey, the South West and South of England-focused law firm with an office in Bristol, has expanded its geographic reach and strengthened one of its key specialisms by acquiring part of Clarke Wilmott’s intellectual property (IP) team. The deal includes Clarke Wilmott partner and head of IP Roy Crozier, who...
The banking and finance team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has been strengthened with the arrival of real estate finance specialists Rohan Campbell and Tom Farrell as a partner and director respectively. Both have joined from specialist London commercial real estate law firm Maples Teesdale, where Rohan...
A Bristol lawyer and a doctoral student from the University of the West of England have been featured among a select group of women who have made an impact, influenced national planning policy and inspired those who work with them. Vicki Redman, a partner in the Bristol office of...
Regional law firm Michelmores, which has an office in Bristol, has unveiled a new strategy and visual identity to reflect its sustainable ambitions. The ambition behind Destination 2030 is to develop “a more diverse, equitable and engaged business, with a vision that delivers both profit and purpose”, said the...
Law firm Thrings has appointed three newly qualified solicitors in a move it says reflects the way it continues to retain talent nurtured through its trainee scheme. Georgina James, pictured, joins the firm’s corporate and commercial department, working out of its Bristol base, while Rhiannon Forbes is now a member of...
