Stevens & Bolton LLP appoints new Partner
Guildford legal practice Stevens & Bolton LLP has announced the appointment of new partner Andrew Edwards.
He joins Stevens & Bolton from DWF in an appointment that marks the Guildford firm's sixth lateral partner hire in less than a year.
Andrew is a transactional real estate lawyer and acts for developers, institutions, private equity houses, fund managers, family offices, property companies, corporate occupiers and ultra-high net worth individuals.
He has been appointed at a time of considerable investment by the firm, following an extensive refurbishment of its Guildford headquarters, Wey House, alongside the appointment of a new Head of IT, Wayne Heyes from Penningtons Manches Cooper.
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This appointment, as already mentioned, is the firm's sixth lateral partner hire in less than a year and is at the tail end of a string that includes lateral appointments from Shoosmiths, Irwin Mitchell, Charles Russell Speechlys, Rosenblatt, and Talbott Walker.
James Waddell, Managing Partner at Stevens & Bolton, said: “We are delighted to be welcoming Andrew into our partnership.
''Our commercial real estate team was one of the best performing areas of our business last year and, with Andrew and Sarah joining the team’s existing bench of talented lawyers we see a tremendous opportunity to further develop our real estate offering for our clients in that important sector.
''Wayne will also be a great addition to our team, leading our continuing investment in the smart use of technology to enhance our client service offering and business efficiency.”
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