National law firm Foot Anstey is pleased to be expanding its South West teams with two new Partner hires this week. James Clark and Hayley Steel mark the latest additions to the firm in its ambitious period of growth.
James Clark will be strengthening the firm’s planning and infrastructure offering in the Developer team, bringing extensive experience in both contentious and non-contentious planning matters. He is returning to the firm after a tenure at Womble Bond Dickinson. His expertise includes providing strategic planning advice, negotiating Section 106 and other...
National law firm Foot Anstey has announced the promotion of three of its lawyers to the firm's Partnership. Taking effect from 1 May 2024, the internal promotions bring the total number of Partners at the firm to 66
Joining the Partnership are:
Anna Phillips – leading the firm’s charity property practice, from her base in Exeter.
Lara Borrett-Lynch – Head of Affordable Housing, based in Southampton.
Mark Greatholder – who leads Foot Anstey’s Commercial Energy practice from Bristol.
National law firm Foot Anstey has announced the promotion of three of its lawyers to the firm's Partnership. Taking effect from 1 May 2024, the internal promotions bring the total number of Partners at the firm to 66.
Joining the Partnership are:
Anna Phillips – leading the firm’s charity property practice, from her base in Exeter.
Lara Borrett-Lynch – Head of Affordable Housing, based in Southampton.
Mark Greatholder – who leads Foot Anstey’s Commercial Energy practice from Bristol.
Foot Anstey LLP has partnered with Europe’s most comprehensive reproductive health benefits provider, Fertifa, to introduce an enhanced fertility and family-forming and gender-based health benefit.
Starting in October 2023, all employees at the law firm will have access to unlimited 1-2-1 wellbeing support and navigational advice for their fertility challenges and fertility journeys. As part of the partnership the firm will offer employees' financial reimbursement for clinical treatment up to £15,000.
With Fertifa as its partner, the firm will have expert resources...
Growing national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, has strengthened its Energy and Infrastructure sector team with two new Legal Directors, Laura Rajanah and Adam Weatherley.
Laura Rajanah has dedicated 15 years of her career to the energy sector, focusing on the real estate elements associated with projects. She has been involved in various UK projects that have involved new technologies and renewable energy solutions. She has a particular focus on the co-location of technologies including hydrogen and working with clients to maximise their contribution to meet net zero targets.
National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, has advised Quilam Capital, which provides financial solutions coupled with expert guidance to businesses operating in the speciality finance market, on the equity aspects of its investments in Raylo and Merchant Money.
Established in 2017, Quilam Capital supports its portfolio in accelerating business growth, accessing external funding and refining strategic direction through dedicated senior support and bespoke capital solutions.
The Foot Anstey team included Matthew Stoate (Head of Corporate and Private Equity), Dominic Cromwell (...
National Law firm, Foot Anstey, is set to host the first in-person South West Fraud Forum (SWFF) conference at its Bristol office.
The conference aims to help regional businesses and industry changemakers to understand and combat the risk posed by fraud.
Steven Richards (Head of Fraud) and James Gliddon (Partner) at Foot Anstey are co-chairs at SWFF and will be speaking on the day at different points. Steven will be welcoming attendees and introducing the event and James will be joining business leaders and professionals on the panel debate in the afternoon.
The Developer sector team at Foot Anstey LLP, has been appointed to three housing association legal panels in the last six months.
In November 2022, The Hyde Group announced it had appointed Foot Anstey to its Legal Services Framework for a four-year period, specifically to work and advise on Lot 5b, which covers Development, Construction and General Property services.
The Hyde Group was established in 1967 and strives to provide homes for those left behind by the housing market. It is one of the UK's leading providers of affordable housing in London, the South East of...
Foot Anstey's Client Development team organised a clean-up of Exmouth Beach.
Foot Anstey registered the beach clean with Surfers Against Sewage, a charity which campaigns for better water quality across the UK.
The beach clean was spearheaded by Jodie Goff, Senior Bids and Business Development Executive, who said: "It's important to be protecting the environment that we live in, especially when we live and work in such a beautiful part of the country!
"A beach clean is a great way of getting out into nature and making a big difference to the environment in our local...
National law firm, Foot Anstey has been reappointed by the National Farmers' Union (NFU) to its legal panel of expert law firms.
Foot Anstey will be working closely with the NFU to support its members.
The NFU represents more than 46,000 farming and growing businesses Its purpose is to champion British agriculture and horticulture, to campaign for a stable and sustainable future for British farmers and to secure the best possible deal for its members.
Across the South West the NFU represents nearly 9,000 farming member businesses. Foot Anstey will be the nominated...
