Law firm invests in significant expansion with 10-year lease at key city office
Preston-based law firm, Napthens, has invested in a significant expansion of its Liverpool office.
The firm, which has offices in Southport, Blackburn, Lytham and Kendal, has taken a 10-year lease on 5,000 sq ft of office space within Bruntwood SciTech’s The Plaza, 100 Old Hall Street in the heart of Liverpool’s commercial business district.
Headcount at the Liverpool office has risen by 20% in just 18 months to 34, including an eight-strong corporate team led by corporate partner Kieran Donovan and similar ongoing growth in complementary practice areas of commercial property, employment, commercial litigation, together with a full family and private client offering including wills, probate and residential conveyancing.
The firm works with a growing client base comprising private individuals, family companies, owner managed businesses, large corporates and institutional lenders and investors and acts for a number of high profile regional businesses.
Since opening in Liverpool in 2018 with corporate lawyer Gareth McIntegart, who continues to work with the firm, the office, headed by partner Kieran Donovan, has increased its annual turnover from circa £640,000 in 2022 to a forecast revenue of approximately £3m in 2024-2025.
Kieran said: “The move to larger premises with a long term commitment in the heart of the commercial business district demonstrates our confidence in the Liverpool City Region economy.
“We have grown significantly over the past two-and-a-half years and our new office will enhance our ongoing support to our clients helping them achieve their strategic objectives.”
He added: “The growth of our Liverpool office is as a key pillar to the firm’s strategy to be one of the most innovative and fastest growing law firms across the North West.
“Our people are fundamental to our move and our new space in Liverpool provides them with a flexible and modern working environment where they can connect and collaborate in what will be a great place to work.”
Simon Guest, senior commercial account and asset manager for Bruntwood SciTech in Liverpool, said: “Napthens have been a valued customer within The Plaza for a number of years, and we’re delighted to see the firm’s growth within our building.
“Finding the office space that met the growth expectations of the firm has been a journey for us both. We look forward to continuing the support for Napthens in one of the UK’s fastest growing cities.”
