People: Law firm announces new deputy managing partner; Irwin Mitchell appoints national head of real estate; and more
Law firm Freeths has announced that dispute resolution partner James Hartley has been appointed deputy managing partner of the Leeds office.
The role has been newly created to assist John May, managing Pprtner of Freeths’ Northern offices, in Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, and to develop further the firm’s offering in the city.
It said the new role is reflective of Freeths fast growth in the North of England where the three Northern offices in the last financial year contributed just under £12m of total national turnover of £72m.
Hartley specialises in all aspects of complex commercial dispute resolution and is currently representing several hundred sub-postmasters in a multi-million pound group action against Post Office Limited. He joined Freeths in 2012.
May said: ”We are pleased to announce James’ new role which is in recognition of his dedication and commitment to the firm and I am sure the team will continue to develop and grow.”
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Irwin Mitchell has announced that it is appointing Pinsent Masons’ partner Adrian Barlow to the role of national head of real estate.
Barlow will be responsible for leading a team of over 30 commercial real estate partners and more than 40 other commercial real estate lawyers across eight UK offices.
He has a wealth of experience in real estate and successfully led Pinsent Masons’ property group from 2004 to 2016.
His client focus is in advising both public and private sector organisations in project strategy and the implementation of real estate portfolio and business change management from a legal perspective. In this work Barlow has advised household names, FTSE 100 and foreign companies.
Vicky Brackett, chief executive of Irwin Mitchell’s business legal services division, said: “We are delighted to announce that Adrian Barlow is joining Irwin Mitchell to head up our real estate practice.
“Adrian is an exceptional leader who has shown throughout his career a genuine interest in people and managing talent within his team.
“I am confident that he has the right credentials to build on our already strong reputation in the real estate market.”
