Two new partners at Gateley

Simon Taylor, Piet van Gelder, John Buckby and Chris Greenwell

Two more former Spearing Waite legal professionals have left the firm following its takeover by Knights.

The Leicester office of Gateley has set up new teams; Construction & Engineering and Commerce, Technology & Media (CTM), headed up by new partners Piet van Gelder and John Buckby.

van Gelder specialises in the construction and engineering sector and Buckby is a dual qualified lawyer and chartered trademark attorney.

van Gelder said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Gateley with my team to launch a new offering for Gateley in the East Midlands. The company already has a fantastic Construction team nationally and my vision over the next twelve months is to progress business in the East Midlands region and to grow the existing team further.”

Buckby, who has been appointed as a CTM partner, said: “I’m excited to be joining such a forward thinking business. Gateley has a great reputation and I am eager to work with the company’s lawyers in a field of expertise that I am passionate about.”

“Prior to becoming a lawyer, I worked in the music industry and therefore I am well aware of the need to deliver client requirements to add commercial value, and this is something that Gateley does well.”

Head of Gateley’s East Midlands offices, Andy Matthews said: “I’m pleased to welcome Piet, John and their colleagues Thomas Mould and Molly Fellows to our Leicester office. We have a well-established and successful track record in the city and a great team. We continue to grow our practice here and the Group has recently announced its half year results to the market for this financial year which have shown revenue growth of more than 20%. These two new teams will increase our offering to clients across the East Midlands in the property sector but also by adding specialist expertise in industries, such as music and art with copyright and trademark law.”

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