Six new hires at Reading's Boyes Turner boosts property team

By Giles Gwinnett

1 November 2023

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Left to right - Gemma, Pasqualina, Ricky, Sarah and Lauren - picture contributed

Reading-based law firm Boyes Turner has boosted its real estate capabilities amid growing demand from new and existing clients.

The development and house building team has welcomed Lauren Ainsley, associate solicitor, as well as solicitor Cara Groves, while the commercial property section has seen the hire of Sarah Gibson, senior associate, Gemma Nelis, solicitor, and chartered legal executive Ricky Chahal.

Meanwhile, Pasqualina Marcucci has joined the firm’s residential property team as senior associate.

"As one of the go-to real estate advisers in the Thames Valley, investing in talent across the team is essential for our firm, as demand for high quality advice and service continues to grow in the sector," said William Nassau-Lake, partner and head of Boyes Turner's development and house building team.

"Each of these new hires bring valuable experience and additional capacity to Boyes Turner and will help us keep up with increasing client demands across a range of real estate transactions.

"We’re delighted to welcome this exciting influx of new talent, which will support the ongoing growth of our real estate capabilities as we continue to strategically grow our team into 2024.”

Ainsley added: "I'm delighted to develop the next stage of my career at Boyes Turner, a firm with such a strong and exciting reputation in the market.

"The firm is recognised for its ability to guide clients through complex and challenging transactions and

I’m looking forward to working closely with my new team to support this next phase of growth."

Boyes Turner's property team has maintained its Tier 1 ranking in the Legal 500 for the last 10 years. It has 28 partners, four legal directors, over 50 other lawyers and total staff of over 160.

More than two thirds of the firm's partners are rated as leaders in their fields by the legal directories.

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By Giles Gwinnett

Giles Gwinnett is a writer at The Business Magazine. He has been a journalist for more than 20 years and covered a vast array of topics at a range of media settings - in print and online. After his NCTJ newspaper training, he became a reporter in Hampshire before moving to a news agency in Gloucestershire. In recent years, he has been covering the financial markets along with company news for an investor-focused web portal. His many interests include politics, energy and the environment. He lives in Dorset.