{"id":2114072,"date":"2026-08-19T15:29:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/eastmidlands\/?p=2114072"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:29:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:29:21","slug":"browne-jacobson-strengthens-banking-team-with-partner-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/eastmidlands\/news\/2114072-browne-jacobson-strengthens-banking-team-with-partner-appointment","title":{"rendered":"Browne Jacobson strengthens banking team with partner appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Law firm Browne Jacobson has expanded its banking and finance practice with the appointment of Paul Duggan as a partner.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment adds further expertise in debt finance and forms part of the firm&#8217;s wider strategy to build specialist teams across its UK and Ireland network.<\/p>\n<p>Browne Jacobson is headquartered in Nottingham and has offices across the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Duggan advises on a broad range of debt finance transactions, with particular experience in acquisitions, management buy-outs and refinancing work.<\/p>\n<p>His clients include banks and other lenders, corporate borrowers, private equity firms and sponsors, as well as public sector and not-for-profit organisations.<\/p>\n<p>His arrival strengthens the firm&#8217;s ability to advise on banking and finance matters nationally, complementing its existing full-service legal offering.<\/p>\n<p>Duggan said: &#8220;Browne Jacobson is exactly the right firm to be building a banking and finance practice. I&#8217;m excited by the energy and intent behind the firm&#8217;s investment in this area. I want to be part of building something lasting here, bringing commercial, banking and finance advice to clients across Wales and the wider UK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shaun McCabe, joint head of the Banking and Finance team said: &#8220;Paul is a significant appointment for our banking and finance practice. Bringing in a dedicated partner of his calibre reflects both where this team is now and where it is going. He is exactly the kind of lawyer clients in this market need, technically excellent, commercially minded and straightforward to work with. Combined with the recent additions to our real estate team, we are building a genuinely comprehensive offering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Duggan&#8217;s appointment takes the number of lateral partner hires made by Browne Jacobson across its UK and Ireland network to 15.<\/p>\n<p>Recent additions to the partnership have covered areas including real estate, employment, health, litigation, commercial and technology, insurance, data, financial and professional risks, life sciences and arbitration.<\/p>\n<p>The recruitment forms part of Browne Jacobson&#8217;s broader growth strategy, with the firm aiming to combine expertise across different disciplines and sectors to advise clients on complex business issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Appointment adds further expertise in debt finance and forms part of the firm&#8217;s wider strategy to build specialist 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