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Hewitsons is delighted to announce that it has been featured in The Times under Best Law firms 2020. Within this article Hewitsons was commended for Inheritance & Succession in its recent list of top UK law firms. To read the article please click the link. Read More

The Brexit show continues to roll on and with views polarised on both sides of the debate it is hard to see a good outcome for business in the short term.  In addition, we now have the added delight of a December election with a huge focus by all parties on the Brexit debate.  Polls suggest the current incumbents are Read More

Vanessa Tiradentes, partner in Gould & Ratner’s Litigation Practice, served as editor for the American Bar Association Business Law Section’s “The Business Courts Benchbook: Procedures and Best Practices in Business and Commercial Cases.” The publication provides a comprehensive overview and best practices for case management and decision making in U.S. business courts. The Benchbook also identifies and provides detail regarding administration, procedures Read More

Gould & Ratner is pleased to announce that Emily Wessel Farr joins the firm as a partner in its Litigation Practice. With years of experience as both a litigator and an employment attorney, Farr advises employers on a wide-range of issues such as civil rights violations, harassment and discrimination, protection of trade secrets, NLRB matters, peer review and credentialing and HR training. Read More

Gould & Ratner is pleased to announce that Patrick Johnson joins the firm as an associate attorney in the Construction Practice. Johnson focuses his practice on construction transactions and litigation matters. He provides strategic counsel to a wide range of owners, developers, general contractors and subcontractors pertaining to construction contract drafting and negotiation, project delivery methods, and litigation and claim resolution. Read Read More

A member of the firm's Real Estate Practice, May represents owners, developers, investors and lenders in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions. He has helped clients acquire, finance and lease various types of commercial properties on a national level, including office, industrial, retail, mixed-use and residential projects. May also has experience advising telecom companies on a variety of matters, including master Read More

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Solicitor Amy Dyson joined Hewitsons in September 2019 in the Commercial Litigation team in our Contentious Business Unit.   Read More

Hewitsons is pleased to announce that Jenny Blackwell joined the firm during the summer as Head of HR. Jenny joins the firm with 16 years of HR experience and spent the last 12 years working in the HR Team for accountancy firm Grant Thornton.       Read More

William Wood QC, chairman of the Civil Justice Council’s working group on alternative dispute resolution (ADR), voted Mediator of the Year in 2018, addressed guests of The Hewitsons College of Dispute Resolution & Litigation lawyers (The College) at their recent reception at Law Society Hall; an event to promote ADR and which coincided with Mediation Awareness Week. Bill Wood, who is ranked Read More