Howes Percival has announced 11 senior promotions, including four new partners, Miles Barnes, Jeremy Hyde, Jasmine Mason and Richard Turner.
Will Bond, Gemma Evans, Neena Jakhu, Rebecca Littlewood and Jan Tyler have all been promoted to the level of Director. Anna Bithrey and Charlotte Burmby have been made senior associates.
Geraint Davies, Howes Percival’s Chairperson commented,
Many congratulations to everyone on their promotions. It is fantastic to be able to recognise and reward the hard work, dedication, and invaluable contribution our people make to Howes Percival and our clients in this way. As a firm we are known for promoting from within and to have new Partners that started out as trainees with us less than ten years ago, is a ringing endorsement of that.
We have been on a growth trajectory for a number of years now and that is largely down to exceptional people, working really well together. The growth creates opportunities both in terms of promotion and being able to create new jobs at every level within Howes Percival. We will continue to invest in the firm and in our people who are key to our success and long-term strategy.
In August 2023, Howes Percival announced a two-year recruitment drive to create up to 50 brand new roles nationally to meet increased demand, while in January this year, the firm opened a new office in Oxford, following the acquisition of specialist commercial, IP & media law firm Maier Blackburn.
Partner level appointments
Miles Barnes – specialism: Commercial (Northampton)
Miles advises businesses on a range of commercial matters from day-to-day trading agreements through to complex procurement and outsourcing projects. He also has a broad range of transactional experience having supported clients on acquisitions, joint ventures, brand extensions and reorganisations. Miles has been recognised as a Rising Star in the Legal 500 and began his career as a trainee at Howes Percival.
Jeremy Hyde – specialism: Corporate and Commercial (Leicester)
Jeremy provides advice on a broad range of corporate matters including private company asset and share disposals and acquisitions, employee ownership trusts and restructuring and reorganisations. He also advises directors and shareholders on all company related matters including drafting and preparing shareholder agreements and new articles of association.
Jasmine Mason – specialism: Commercial Property (Leicester)
Jasmine, who began her career as a trainee at Howes Percival, is highly regarded as a specialist in residential development and acts for a number of regional and national housebuilders and landowners. Jasmine manages the Leicester office plot sales offering for developer clients and has extensive wider experience including site acquisitions and disposals, collaboration and joint venture agreements, build and development agreements and social housing disposals, as well as estate leases and other landlord and tenant matters.
Richard Turner – specialism: Corporate and Commercial (Norwich)
Richard specialises in advising on corporate transactions and has been involved in numerous acquisitions, mergers, MBO's and disposals acting for vendors, buyers and other institutions. Richard also works on a wide variety of other complex corporate matters, including shareholder arrangements, joint ventures, reorganisations and partnerships. Richard is experienced in guiding clients through complex contractual matters and assists clients in finding practical commercial solutions to their requirements.
Director level appointments
Will Bond – specialism: Commercial Property (Norwich)
Gemma Evans – specialism: Family (Milton Keynes)
Neena Jakhu – specialism: Insolvency & Corporate Recovery (Northampton)
Rebecca Littlewood – specialism: Private Client (Northampton)
Jan Tyler – specialism: Private Client (Norwich)
Senior Associate appointments
Anna Bithrey – specialism: Employment (Milton Keynes)
Charlotte Burmby – specialism: Commercial Property (Cambridge)
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