Squire Patton Boggs has hired two new partners in Manchester. Private equity and corporate lawyer Victoria Jew joins the firm from Pinsent Masons, whilst construction and engineering lawyer Charlotte Higham arrives from Addleshaw Goddard.
Our office in Manchester continues to flourish and we are delighted to invest in its future growth by welcoming Victoria and Charlotte, the next generation of leaders to the firm,” said Manchester office managing partner Rob Elvin.
European head of Private Equity Paul Mann commented “Victoria is a talented lawyer with a strong track record leading transactions and collaborating on new business opportunities. We are excited that she has chosen to join us as we continue to see high levels of corporate and private equity activity both from the UK and internationally.
On Ms. Higham, the firm’s European head of Real Estate Matthew Dalzell said: “Charlotte’s arrival is part of our strategy to expand our construction offering and build on our strength in real estate development work, with further significant investment in this area planned for this year.
With a practice focused on the mixed use and living sectors, Charlotte has significant experience in student accommodation and build-to-rent and will reinforce and build upon our strong credentials in this space. She will also support our work in the private equity arena as we seek to increase M&A and investment mandates for both high value real estate assets and significant traded portfolios.
About the Partners
Victoria Jew is an experienced corporate lawyer focused on high value and complex domestic and international transactions. She advises international and UK corporates, financial institutions, management teams and entrepreneurs across a variety of industry sectors. Her recent work includes advising Swiss multinational Hero Group on its acquisition of plant-based food brand Deliciously Ella; advising management and Horizon Capital on the sale of Digital Space, to Graphite Capital; advising the shareholders of 15Below on the auction sale to LDC and management on their re-investment, and advising Westbridge on the sale of Eque2 to Bowmark and its investments into Survey Solutions and Alpine Fire.
Charlotte Higham acts across a broad range of sectors in high value, complex construction developments, with particular experience in the student accommodation and the wider living space, and the office, life sciences and logistics sectors. She has acted in a large number of construction disputes, both for claimant and defendant clients and has experience in all types of dispute resolution. She advised Platform on its joint venture with Northwood Investors initially to develop more than 1000 units of BTR assets across the UK and has acted for Alumno Group on its portfolio of student accommodation developments across the UK. She has also acted for one of the largest developers in the North West on its mixed use and life sciences developments over the past 12 years.
