Trowers & Hamlins, the City and international law firm, has announced the opening of a new office in Birmingham to add to the firm’s three UK offices in London, Exeter and Manchester as well as five Middle East offices.
Jonathan Adlington, Senior Partner says: “We are broadening our national network so that we are better positioned to meet the wide ranging needs of our clients across the UK.
Having researched the market and in response to the needs of our clients, we know that we can deliver a more bespoke and cost effective service by being based in the region.”
He adds: ” It is important that we respond to the changing needs of the market. Many of our clients based in London and the South East are looking to their lawyers to deliver a more cost effective service for some of their work and utilising regional offices is one of the ways we can achieve this.”
Initially, the office will concentrate on providing legal services to the Affordable Housing sector. Over time, the firm will look carefully at growing the office to cover other disciplines to enhance its offering to clients.
The office will be led by Sara Bailey who is a senior Partner in the firm’s Housing Projects team. Sara will be joined by fellow London Partner Jeremy Hunt. In addition, Rebecca McGuirk and Yetunde Dania will join the team. Both Rebecca and Yetunde were partners at Shoosmiths.
Henry Harrison, Knight Frank’s office agency team which acted on behalf of Trowers & Hamlins, said: “This announcement is excellent news for the city – not only strengthening Birmingham’s professional community through the addition of an established and well-respected legal firm but confirming Birmingham’s appeal to business and supporting its inward investment strategy.
“For any business launching in a new location, securing the right address is vital to how you are perceived and this is evidenced by Trowers & Hamlin’s move to the most prestigious street in the professional core. The business’ occupation of prime office accommodation at 10 Colmore Row reflects its ambitions to succeed in the city and make its mark.”
