36 leading individuals added to 2019 list
36 lawyers representing 22 firms have been added to the Legal 500’s leading individuals list in the West Midlands this year.
Irwin Mitchell led the way, with five additions in 2019, while Gowling WLG contributed four new names.
14 of the 36 lawyers are female – a marked improvement on the previous two years. In 2018 only six of the 26 new faces were women while in 2017 it was just eight of the 40 additions.
Legal 500 2019 Leading Individuals – the new additions
Corporate and commercial
Matthew Williams, Fieldfisher
Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
Matthew Williams – Fieldfisher LLP
Dispute resolution
Banking litigation
Chris Busby – Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Neville Gray – Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Finance
Insolvency and corporate recovery
John Jeffreys – DLA Piper UK LLP
Human resources
Jane Fielding, Gowling WLG
Employment
Rachel Broughton – Averta Employment Lawyers LLP
Jane Fielding – Gowling WLG
Linda Jones – Pinsent Masons LLP
Tim Jones – Higgs & Sons
Charlie Rae – Shoosmiths LLP
David Sykes – Averta Employment Lawyers LLP
Health & Safety
Ruth Armstrong – Gateley Plc
Andrew Litchfield – Gowling WLG
Pensions
Paul Carberry – Gowling WLG
Michael Collins – Gateley Plc
Insurance
Emma Rush, Irwin Mitchell
Clinical negligence: claimant
Kay Kelly – Lanyon Bowdler
Emma Rush – Irwin Mitchell
Personal injury: claimant
Luke Daniels – Irwin Mitchell
Andy Shaw – Higgs & Sons
Hilary Wetherell – Irwin Mitchell
Personal injury: defendant
Richard Stallard – DAC Beachcroft LLP
Ken Young – Keoghs LLP
Professional negligence
Julian Smart – BLM
Private client
Karen Moores, Sydney Mitchell
Charities and not-for-profit
Jenny Smith – Thursfields Solicitors
Contentious trusts and probate
Gavin Faber – Irwin Mitchell
Family: Birmingham
Karen Moores – Sydney Mitchell LLP
Zahra Pabani – Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Jas Tamber – Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
Clare Wiseman – Irwin Mitchell
Family: Elsewhere in the West Midlands
Tracy Cross – Band Hatton Button LLP
Personal tax, trusts and probate
Lesley Davis – Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Public sector
Amardeep Gill, Trowers & Hamlins
Education
Richard Freeth – Browne Jacobson LLP
Local Government
Amardeep Gill – Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Real estate
Commercial property: Birmingham
Amanda Hanmore – Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Commercial property: Elsewhere in the West Midlands
Kevin Styles – George Green LLP
David Hull, Squire Patton Boggs
TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Intellectual property
Mark Daniels – Browne Jacobson LLP
Sport
David Hull – Squire Patton Boggs
Transport
Giles Clifford – Gowling WLG
