press release
Browne Jacobson invests for the future
09 December 2008
Despite the economic downturn that has seen
many law firms shedding staff, in a progressive move Browne
Jacobson has bucked the trend by adding two new lawyers to its
property team in Birmingham. The appointments of Vicky
Camfield and Mike Hoye signal the firm’s growing presence in this
challenging market and its confidence in the future of the property
sector.
Recent figures suggest that law firms are
facing the biggest round of redundancies ever seen in the sector,
and there is no doubt that these are tough times for lawyers.
However Browne Jacobson is continuing to recruit and is still
seeing a growth in business, attributable in part to of its mix of
both public sector and private sector clients. With these two
new appointments Browne Jacobson’s property team in the Midlands
will be 45 strong providing proactive legal advice across the
sector.
To add to her expertise gained over more than
ten years in private practice, Partner Vicky Camfield joins the
firm with a year’s experience as legal director of a leading
property development and investment company. A commercial and
residential development specialist, Vicky has been brought on board
to further develop Browne Jacobson’s growing property team in
Birmingham. Mike Hoye, an associate, joins the team from DLA
Piper where he specialised in the retail sector. Mike will take
this expertise to a wide remit of commercial property clients at
Browne Jacobson.
Commenting on these appointments, Browne
Jacobson’s head of property, Dominic Swift said: “Like all
businesses, these are tough times for lawyers, so we are pleased to
be bolstering our ranks and adding to our property team. The
experience that both Vicky and Mike will bring to our team is very
much welcomed. Informed, proactive and commercially-minded legal
advice is what the property sector needs right now. And with
these new additions to our team, we’re well placed to offer that
kind of service.”
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