Quartet promoted to partner at Cobbetts

LAW firm Cobbetts LLP, has promoted four directors in its Manchester team to partner.

Claire Graham and Jeremy Steele have been promoted  in commercial litigation and property litigation respectively, while Naveen Gupta and David Frankland have been made up in the real estate team.

The firm, which has offices in Birmingham and Leeds, has also announced promtions there too.

Managing partner Michael Shaw said: “Just as they have for many other industries, the last couple of years have been extremely challenging for the legal services market. The economic environment has required individuals to challenge received wisdom and to innovate in order to drive their firms forward.

“These promotions reflect the willingness of Claire, Jeremy, Naveen and David, as well as numerous others across the firm, to introduce new approaches and ways of thinking for the benefit of our clients and employees.

“While economic conditions remain changeable, it is in large part thanks to their talent and dedication that we are now seeing significant opportunities in areas of both existing strength and of innovation.”