Hewitsons, which operates out of offices in Cambridge, London, Milton Keynes and Northampton, has been recommended as a ‘Top-Tier Firm’ in 14 practice areas including Private Client, Human Resources, Corporate and Commercial, Dispute Resolution and Real Estate. Furthermore, the law firm has been recommended in 21 practice areas, with its Technology, Media and Telecoms each credited multiple times across East Anglia, East Midlands and the South East.
Thirteen of the firm’s legal minds have also been given ‘elite’ status after being recognised as ‘Leading Lawyers’ in the rankings. In East Anglia, Daniel Curtis, Deborah Sharples, Denise Wilkinson, James Laurence, Simon Biggin and Valerie Lambert have been awarded the prestigious accolade.
Those recognised in the East Midlands included Clare Colacicchi, Chris Knight, Dominic Hopkins, Gareth Williams and Richard Ingram, who have maintained their ‘elite’ position.
Colin Jones, Managing Partner at Hewitsons, said: “It has been a very strong and active year for the firm with a lot of investment and growth. This dedication to improve our offering has been recognised with the latest Legal 500 rankings. We are pleased with the results from this year and it demonstrates the strong position Hewitsons has across East Anglia, East Midlands and South East.
“These results would not have been achieved without the hard work and commitment from everyone at the firm. This has been a particular exciting year as we have continued to evolve following the merger with Moorhead James, which has included refining our brand, developing new practice areas and making advantageous appointments. We look forward to seeing where this will take us next year.”
The 14 practice areas where Hewitsons was listed as a top-tier law firm include:
EAST ANGLIA
· Human resources – Employment
· Private client - Agriculture and estates
· Private client - Charities and not-for-profit
· Private client - Contentious trusts and probate
· Private client - Personal tax, trusts and probate: Cambridge
· Public sector – Education
· Real estate – Environment
· Real estate – Planning
· Real estate - Property litigation
EAST MIDLANDS
· Corporate and commercial - Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in the East Midlands
· Dispute resolution - Commercial litigation: Elsewhere in the East Midlands
· Private client - Agriculture and estates
· Private client - Personal tax, trusts and probate
· Real estate - Commercial property: Elsewhere in the East Midlands
The lawyers at Hewitsons who were listed in the prestigious ‘Leading Lawyers’ list include:
EAST ANGLIA
· Charles Hewitson
· Daniel Curtis
· Deborah Sharples
· Denise Wilkinson
· James Lawrence
· Martin Smith
· Simon Biggin
· Valerie Lambert
EAST MIDLANDS
· Chris Knight
· Clare Colacicchi
· Dominic Hopkins
· Gareth Williams
· Richard Ingram
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About Hewitsons / Hewitson Moorhead
Hewitson Moorhead is a trading name of Hewitsons LLP, an ambitious law firm that treats each of our clients on an individual basis. We advise businesses, individuals and institutions such as charities, educational bodies and parts of the public sector. Hewitsons operates UK wide delivering a broad range of high quality specialist legal services and via our international network, LawExchange International.
Our size and depth of resources, means our clients can expect us to consistently add value and achieve the very best results based on the application of quality, substance and the highest levels of professionalism.
The firm’s website can be found at www.hewitsons.com
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Further information
For more details about the firm please contact the Hewitsons/Hewitson Moorhead press office on 01353 669939 or email Alison White or Emma Hardwick at [email protected]
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