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We first announced our ambitious plans for growth in August 2021, when we launched our biggest-ever recruitment drive in the firm’s history, creating 40 new roles and representing a 25% growth in its workforce.

November 2021 June 2022

More recently, in June 2022 family law expert Justin Creed joined Lodders as legal director. Justin has exclusively practiced family law since 2003, focusing on the resolution of financial affairs and settlements for separating couples. A partner at Wright Hassall since 2006, Justin joins Lodders after almost ten years as head of the Leamington firm’s family law team.

Amongst the new hires are corporate lawyer Bradley Quin who joined as a partner in the firm’s fast-growing corporate and commercial practice in November 2021. An expert in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), complex re-organisations, private equity transactions, buy-outs, joint ventures, equity investments, and a range of financial and commercial matters, Bradley was previously a Director at KPMG, leading the deals practice of the KPMG Law team in the Midlands.

March 2022 March 2022

In March 2022 Lodders appointed Elaine Morgan (pictured above with Louise Igoe) as legal director and head of its new Trusts and Tax team. The Trusts and Tax team provides advice on the most tax-efficient strategies for preserving wealth to high net worth individuals including family and private business owners. Elaine brings 20 years trust and tax experience from senior roles in legal and accountancy firms which gives her a blended and extensive specialist knowledge in Trust management and advice.

Also, in March 2022 commercial lawyer Stuart Price was appointed as a partner to work alongside Bradley Quin and corporate partner Graham Spalding with the responsibility to drive growth and develop the team’s intellectual property, commercial and technology contracts, and data protection work. Stuart joined Lodders from Thursfields Solicitors, where he was instrumental in developing the firm’s commercial and corporate services offering, and launching its Birmingham office in 2017.

June 2022

Responding to a surge in demand for its specialist advice, Lodders recruited development and investment specialist Chris Dewes as a partner to support the new team’s head Paul Mourton. Joining Lodders after eight years as Legal Director at Pinsent Masons LLP in Birmingham, Chris brings considerable experience in the commercial property development and investment area, having acted for developer clients for over 20 years.

July 2022

Lastly but not least of the latest senior hires property dispute resolution specialist Mary Rouse joined Lodders in July this year as the firm’s first legal director in its Property Dispute Resolution team. Mary is known for her high quality of work in boundary and rights of way disputes, residential tenant matters, housing and asset management for portfolio landlords and registered providers, lender litigation, and Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act (TOLATA) claims. She has been rated by both the Chambers UK and Legal 500 directories, which recognise her “excellent knowledge and strong client care”.

Lodders births

& marriages

Lodders’ Private Client department has welcomed three babies since the last issue of Lodders Life. Head of the team Louise Igoe and her husband Adam welcomed their second baby Oliver on the 14 June 2021. Associate Vicki Gulliver and her husband Tim welcomed their first-born Theo James, and solicitor Alexia Haines and her husband Greg welcomed their daughter Frances Elsie.

Theo James, first born of Vicki and Tim Gulliver

Partner in the Dispute Resolution team Mike Wakeling added a new title in early in 2022, when his daughter Susie gave birth to baby Evie, making Mike a first-time grandad and earning him the new name of ‘Pops’.

Shortly before joining Lodders’ Corporate and Commercial team as a partner, Bradley Quin married Victoria Jones on 11 September 2021 at the Haybarn in Herefordshire. A beautiful setting on a day blessed by fabulous late-summer sunshine.

Clare Tyas, receptionist at our Stratford office, got engaged to Mark Golder on 28 May 2022 on their four-year anniversary. The pair actually went to the same school but didn’t know each other until they met online.