Shoosmiths announces corporate appointments as firm gains momentum in Leeds
Shoosmiths has announced the appointment of corporate partners Philip Goldsborough and James Foster together with solicitor Natalie Hager to its Leeds office.
The trio have joined the firm to establish a strong corporate presence in its Leeds office and build on Shoosmiths’ existing corporate offering in the North.
Goldsborough, who spent 21 years at Pinsent Masons before joining Irwin Mitchell where he headed up its Leeds corporate and international strategy teams, specialises in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. He has advised many high profile UK and international public and private companies on a wide range of transactions.
Foster, also formerly of Pinsent Masons and Irwin Mitchell, has advised on a number of the most prominent deals in the Yorkshire market, as well as leading on many complex cross-border transactions.
Paul Stokey, Shoosmiths’ head of office in Leeds, says: “We are delighted to welcome Philip, James and Natalie to our new Leeds office. Philip and James each have excellent reputations and experience in the Yorkshire and national corporate markets and together with Natalie have proven track records of putting clients at the heart of what they do – a value Shoosmiths prides itself on always upholding.
“We are building a hub of legal expertise for Shoosmiths’ clients in the North of England with our Leeds and Manchester offices working closely together. In line with our national growth strategy of taking a larger share of the domestic market and in response to client demand, we anticipate recruiting more specialists in various disciplines in Leeds and other locations to fulfil this aim.”
Shoosmiths will be taking up space in Leeds’ Platform Building from October. In the interim, the team is based at offices in West One on Wellington Street.
