Appointments: Philip Ashworth joins Andrew Jackson
WELL-KNOWN corporate lawyer Philip Ashworth has joined regional law firm Andrew Jackson.
Mr Ashworth has jumped over to the firm after holding a partner position at Bond Dickinson.
He previously ran his own firm Philip Ashworth & Co before it merged with Dickinson Dees in 2007.
Mr Ashworth has advised on deals such as the sale of Energas in Hull to Air Liquide, and the sale of UK and Irish assets of Finnish chemicals group Dynea.
At Andrew Jackson, more appointments have been made. Helen Mellors has been appointed as commercial property partner, tax consultant Fiona Philips and paralegal Grace Howell will also work in the York office.
Mr Ashworth said: “It is a delight for me to return to the home of my client base and operations which was for many years in North and East Yorkshire. I am especially delighted to be joining Andrew Jackson and its ambitious partnership and helping the development of its York office.”
Mark Pearson-Kendall, managing partner of Andrew Jackson said: – “Philip is a significant addition to Andrew Jackson. His reputation, experience and commitment to York and the surrounding region is unparalleled and is exactly what we have been looking for.
“I am delighted that Philip, Helen, Fiona and Grace have all chosen to join Andrew Jackson and their combined wealth of experience will further supplement our existing corporate and commercial property offering throughout the region.”
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Restructuring and recovery partner, Gareth Harris, has been appointed at Baker Tilly’s Leeds office.
Mr Harris will lead the firm’s mid-market restructuring and advisroy service in Yorkshire, and head the professional services group for the region.
He has over 15 years of experience in mid-size and large corporatesas well as in support roles at banks including Barclays.
Adrian Allen, Baker Tilly’s Head of Restructuring and Recovery for the North East and Scotland said: ‘Gareth’s appointment is an exciting further step in the growth and development of our Restructuring and Recovery practice and I am sure that his experience and credentials will further enhance our advisory offering to our clients and corporates in Yorkshire and the North East.”
Gareth said of his appointment: ‘I am delighted to join the Baker Tilly restructuring team and I am looking forward to a fresh challenge.
“While levels of corporate failures are currently at a relatively low level, there are still many companies facing financial distress, and significant opportunities for the restructuring team to help clients improve performance, generate additional cash and respond to changing or adverse market conditions.”
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Berwins Solicitors has appointed Helen Dawson to its private clients team.
She previously held positions at Ison Harrison in Leeds and joins the Berwins Harrogate office.
Julie Jewers, director of Berwins and head of the life team, said: “With four highly experienced STEP accredited life specialists in our busy private client department we can meet the growing demand for high quality advice in this complex and sensitive area of law.”
