International law firm DAC Beachcroft is to develop its Bristol office’s immigration and agricultural offerings following two new partner appointments.
Shahjahan Ali has joined to head the office’s immigration team while Ann Isaacs has been promoted to lead the agricultural and highway claims teams. 
Shahjahan, pictured, joins from Pathfynder Solicitors, a niche immigration firm London-based he founded in 2016. While operating the firm, which has now ceased trading, Shahjahan built up a client base including ultra-high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, senior executives and businesses spanning a range of sectors including fashion, software development and marketing.
Head of the DAC Beachcroft’s employment practice Alex Lock said: “This is a key strategic hire for the employment & pensions group at DAC Beachcroft. The immigration landscape is likely to see significant changes in the next few years and we anticipate that an immigration lawyer of Shahjahan’s stature will be of great value to our clients.” 
Ann, pictured, joined DAC Beachcroft as part of the transfer of Morgan Cole’s Bristol office in 2014 and has since built a portfolio of clients. Specialising in high-value property claims, Ann deals with a diverse range of claims for the farming and motor industry.
She has a particular interest in cases involving animals and has been involved in numerous equine and livestock cases.
DAC Beachcroft claims solutions business chief executive officer Craig Dickson said: “Congratulations to Ann, whose promotion to partner is well deserved. Our claims solutions business goes from strength to strength, as evidenced by some high-profile re-appointments such as our extended remit on the NFU Mutual panel last month. Ann will play a key role in providing specialist property insurance claims solutions to the rural insurer, and others.”
DAC Beachcroft is a market leader in health, insurance and real estate. As well as Bristol, where it employs more than 750 people, the firm has 10 other UK offices as well as bases across the world.
