Three more Spearing Waite partners join city rival

Oliver Brookshaw, Geraint Davies, Daniel Banton, Jahid Ali and Haydon Simmonds

Three more partners from Spearing Waite have left the firm following its acquisition by Knights.

Corporate lawyers, Jahid Ali and Oliver Brookshaw have joined the firm together with banking and finance specialist, Haydon Simmonds. Howes Percival now claims it has the largest corporate team in Leicestershire.

The news follows the defection of three partners earlier this week following the £8.5m takeover of Spearing Waite by Knights in October.

Geraint Davies, partner and head of the Leicester office at Howes Percival said: “I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Jahid, Oliver and Haydon – three well respected and experienced senior experts – to Howes Percival. This is a significant coup for the firm and sends a very strong message that Howes Percival is committed to the Leicestershire market. The move forms part of our strategic aim to be the go-to law firm in Leicester for each of the key markets in which we operate and to grow our presence in the East Midlands legal market.”

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