Gordons poaches DWF’s head of banking litigation

Banking litigation solicitor Andrew Breckenridge has joined law firm Gordons as a partner within its commercial litigation team.

Mr Breckenridge arrives at Gordons following more than seven years in Leeds with DWF where he was head of banking litigation. He has over 25 years’ experience as a litigation solicitor.

Well-known in the national banking litigation market, he acts for banks and other financial services businesses across a wide range of issues such as complex secured recoveries, professional negligence and mortgage fraud, operational loss and claims against lenders including for alleged mis-selling.

Mr Breckenridge said: “Gordons stands apart due to the strength of its brand, the firm’s refreshing real-world approach to the law and the high calibre client relationships this helps create.

“It is also a business with clear plans about its continued evolution and the role that banking litigation will play in that. It is an exciting time to join Gordons and I am looking forward to further developing relationships with colleagues and clients within the regional market place and beyond to grow our litigation offer.”

Other experience Mr Breckenridge brings to Gordons includes acting for corporate pension scheme trustees regarding commercial property and property litigation.

Gordons senior partner, John Holden, said: “Andrew is an outstanding lawyer with an instinctive ability to provide clients with clarity amongst the complexity of banking litigation. He has an excellent reputation regionally and nationally, combined with a real desire to further grow our strong commercial litigation service.
 
“Andrew’s appointment is a clear statement of our ongoing strategy to continually evolve and enhance our business for the benefit of our clients. We look forward to him playing a significant role in the firm’s future.”

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