Double Top for Midlands Law Firm Sydney Mitchell in the Legal 500; our Immigration Team and our Contentious Probate team are both recognised in the Top Tier. Andre Minnaar and Melissa Southall are also recognised as rising stars alongside Emma-Louise Hewitt, Head of Employment Law Team.
The firm, according to clients …‘Sydney Mitchell is a top class law firm that can provide specialist advice and guidance on a wide range of matters..’; ‘pragmatic, commercially driven advice which helps its clients see the wood for the trees’; ‘… very hands-on, and reacts quickly to situations. You are always assured of good advice.’ ‘I have worked with other solicitors but nothing like the service Sydney Mitchell provided – it went far and beyond’.
In total the firm has obtained recommendations in 10 areas of legal practice; Contentious Probate, Commercial Litigation, Debt Recovery, Insolvency and Corporate Recovery, Employment, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence, Professional Negligence, Family, Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate and Property Litigation.
Karen Moores, Senior Partner, Sydney Mitchell commented:“A wonderful result to see our lawyers recognised for the great work they do for their clients. Outstanding results for both our Immigration and Contentious Probate team in Tier 1 and for Kamal Majevadia and myself again identified as ‘leading individuals’ in the Midlands”.
“Time after time, especially over the past 12 months with the pressures of the pandemic, our lawyers and their supporting teams have again pulled out all the stops to deliver quality advice for our clients under pressure. We thank them for their commitment and our clients for their support and their outstanding comments.”
“17 of our lawyers are highly recommended; many receiving outstanding comments from clients including ‘…worked tirelessly and very professionally at all times on my case.’; ‘Knowledgeable, responsive coupled with high professional standards’; ‘Accessibility, transparency and a high degree of legal technical knowledge’; ‘expert service with a personal touch. “
Dean Parnell and his team …’punches well above its weight‘ according to clients, which include local corporates and SMEs. ‘Master tactician‘ Dean Parnell is ‘outstanding‘ and has experience spanning shareholder and partnership disputes, warranty claims, injunctive relief issues, and contractual disputes.
Karen Moores and the Family team are recognised as being ‘…‘One of the hardest-working and committed teams I know. The team has a synergy that is palpable and productive. Everyone gets on and they are a pleasure to work with. The two stand-outs are Karen Moores and Mauro Vinti, a double act par excellence. Karen never stops, she is a dynamic legal whirlwind. She fights every injustice to the last with consummate skill, professionalism and charm. Her client base is loyal and deservedly so. A pleasure to work for and concerning to be against. Mauro mirrors such attributes and also brings to the firm the dynamic of well-considered pragmatism and knife sharp negotiating skills’.
Our private client team shines… ‘Tracy Creed and her team are efficient and supportive. She has guided me through a very stressful process and given me good advice throughout. She is readily available and her team. Tracy has kept me updated with the progress of the case which I have found to be very valuable. I don’t feel as if I am alone in this minefield of processes’.
Mike Sutton and David Lydon in our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Team ‘…focuses on the personal approach. Runs a range of cases, with particular expertise in cancer claims … ‘wise lawyer’; ‘a good medical brain, which allows him to translate the expert evidence into client friendly language’; ‘A very safe pair of hands’ and. ‘… mission orientated so as to get the best outcome for the client’.
Sydney Mitchell LLP is Birmingham Law Society Regional Law Firm of the Year 2020/21.
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