Law firm reveals ‘impressive’ growth in Birmingham

Freeths Birmingham has revealed impressive growth over the last year as it records an increased revenue of 17.4 per cent.

As the second largest office by headcount, the Birmingham cohort has welcomed numerous senior strategic hires this year.

This includes tax Partner Stephen Jones, real estate Partner Paul Lloyd, trusts, estates and tax Director Hannah Turner and corporate Directors Michael McMahon and Melanie Mapstone.

These hires have been pivotal for the firm in bolstering its national footprint, whilst deepening the breadth of sectoral knowledge across the West Midlands.

Notable recent transactions in the region include advising on the management buyout Searchlight Ventures Limited and advising on the sale of Agg Pro to SMT Group.

Richard Beverley (pictured), managing partner of Freeths Birmingham, said: “In addition to achieving revenue growth approaching 25 per cent this year we have added a number of high-level lateral hires in specialist areas which combined with the talented lawyers already on our Birmingham team augurs well for the year ahead.

“This is consistent with our aim of being the law firm of choice for ambitious lawyers who want to work in the Birmingham and West Midlands market.”

Freeths is a top 50 commercial law firm. Relied on by private and public sector clients including Centrica PLC, ENGIE, Aldi, Mercedes-Benz UK, Tarmac, Experian, and Lloyds Bank.

Freeths was recently awarded B Corporation (B Corp) certification, demonstrating its dedication to complying with high standards of environmental and social impact and governance.

Freeths launched the landmark High Court victory for 555 sub-postmaster clients against the Post Office, which exposed Britain's largest miscarriage of justice.

The firm now advises on the subsequent GLO and Horizon Convictions Redress compensation schemes.