Law firm’s expansion continues with Birmingham office launch

Gemma Bell

Law firm Devonshires is set to open an office in Birmingham, its fourth across England.

Joining the office is housing corporate and governance partner Gemma Bell from Penningtons Manches Cooper, together with three other lawyers specialising in advising on corporate, regulatory and governance issues. The firm expects to add further lawyers across multiple disciplines to the office, which is located at Somerset House on Temple Street.

Devonshires has three other offices; in London, Colchester and Leeds.

Bell joins the firm’s banking, governance and corporate team, which has recently welcomed Matthew Waters from Bevan Brittan and Helen Curtis from Gannons, where they were both partners.

Also joining from Penningtons into the new Birmingham office are senior solicitor Rose Klemperer, who is also the co-founder and co-chair of Women in Social Housing Midlands (WISH Midlands), a membership-based organisation for women working in social housing, and solicitors Ellen Damlica and Sharon Thandi.

Andrew Cowan, partner and head of social housing at Devonshires, says: “Gemma’s reputation speaks for itself, and her work perfectly complements that of our firm as social housing leaders. It will also enable us to better serve our clients outside London.

“On behalf of the whole team at Devonshires, I offer Gemma, Rose, Ellen and Sharon a warm welcome. I am sure they will make a significant contribution to the firm both locally and nationally.”

Gemma Bell says: “Devonshires is the market-leading firm for social housing, so I am honoured to be able to spearhead their opening in Birmingham. There’s a real synergy with the work of my team and that of Devonshires. All four of us are really excited by what we can achieve working alongside Devonshires’ excellent team and with the power of such a strong national brand behind us.”

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