People: Bevan Brittan; Anthony Collins; SevenLiving

Law firm Bevan Brittan has recruited a new employment partner to its Birmingham team, strengthening its national health and care practice.

Joanna Burrows’ arrival from Mills & Reeve comes as employers brace themselves for a raft of new legislation that will take effect in October, following the election of the new Government.

With experience advising NHS bodies and public sector health clients on the full range of employment law matters Burrows will play a key role in advising Bevan Brittan’s growing health and care practice.

The firm’s clients will benefit from her specialist expertise in medical staffing and performance management issues, and her ability to advise NHS employers on doctors’ capability, ill health and disciplinary matters under the Maintaining High Professional Standards framework.

Burrows has also acted for independent health and social care providers and managed complex multi-day Tribunal cases involving discrimination and whistleblowing allegations.

Jodie Sinclair, senior partner at Bevan Brittan and Head of its Employment, Pensions and Immigration department, said: “Joanna will be a core Partner in our growing national healthcare practice. With a new Government in place and new legislation, due to affect public and private sector health and care employers, she will enhance the breadth, depth and experience of our specialist team as it supports clients to successfully navigate the changing employment landscape.

“Joanna is another high-quality addition to our team and our wider business, with her arrival demonstrating our ability to attract the best people to support our growing client base. I am delighted to have joined Bevan Brittan’s market-leading health and care employment team, which supports some of the largest independent health, care and NHS organisations across the country.

“It is exciting to be part of a progressive, responsible business with ambitious plans for the future. I am looking forward to helping clients tackle the challenging healthcare landscape and supporting the continued growth of our national practice.”

Social purpose law firm, Anthony Collins, has announced the appointment of a new legal director, Joe Mulrenan from HCR Law.

Mulrenan has over 10 years of experience in supporting dealmaking activity, advising organisations in the health and social care sector such as specialist care, supported living and children’s care.

As well as advising specialist care providers, Mulrenan has acted for many financial institutions, and entrepreneurs, supporting them through a variety of complex mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions.

Joe Mulrenan

His experience also spans the manufacturing and communications sectors.

Laura Jordan, partner and head of corporate at Anthony Collins, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Joe to our expanding corporate team. He comes with a strong track record and reputation in the mid-market space for his consistency in supporting and completing deals successfully. This strategic addition to our team comes at a period of significant growth as we respond to market demand.

“Our corporate team is quickly gaining a reputation both nationally and regionally for diligence and a depth and breadth of strategic understanding, which enables us to take on the most complex transactions.”

SevenLiving, a Birmingham-based online lettings agency, has welcomed a senior hire to their ranks as the company embark on an ambitious growth strategy.

Jiaze Li joins the team as a business development manager having previously worked for LiFE Residential and Ease Home Property. Jiaze has more than 5 years of experience and has developed a deep understanding of the private rental sector, having worked his way up from sales and lettings negotiator to lettings manager in a previous role.

Jiaze Li

In his new role, Li will help spearhead growth initiatives, drive the expansion of the company’s presence in the private rental sector and enhance SevenLiving’s landlord services as the sector undergoes a period of unprecedented change.

He said: “I am thrilled to join the SevenLiving team at such an exciting time. I look forward to helping direct the business forward by forging new partnerships, enhancing our value proposition, and delivering exceptional results for our landlords.”

Charlotte Thursfield, CEO, said: “Jiaze is an excellent addition to our team and will be instrumental to our growth and how we adapt to the ever-evolving rental landscape. It has been an exciting year for SevenLiving with further substantial growth as we added new properties to our management books, and Jiaze’s expertise will be invaluable in keeping our landlord services the best in class.”