South coast-based law firm Ellis Jones Solicitors has expanded its London presence, adding Family and Employment departments to its City office at 107-111 Fleet Street. The strategic move brings the firm’s services closer to the capital’s core legal and commercial scene, enhancing its offering alongside existing Banking & Finance Litigation, Dispute Resolution, and Business Services teams.
The service expansion follows the relocation of Senior Associate Solicitor Georgina Emerson from Bournemouth to London to head up London’s Family team.
At the same time, Daniel Flynn, Solicitor in Dispute Resolution, has been promoted to Partner while fellow London-based colleague Tayla Baird has qualified as a Solicitor specialising in Employment.
Altogether, Ellis Jones now has nine individuals working full-time from Fleet Street with various partners from all departments – Paul Kanolik, Lauren Day, Deborah Leask, Kate Brooks and Neil Cook – also now operating between London and Bournemouth, enabling the firm to offer a full legal service to London-based clients.
Many of the team based in London have been recognised with high ratings in one or both of the independent professional directories Legal 500 or the Chambers UK Legal Guide.
In Banking & Finance Litigation, the London colleagues are Partner and Department Head William Fox Bregman, Senior Associate Solicitor Tim McMahon, Associate Solicitor Daniel Lewis, Trainee Solicitor Bradley Moon and Junior Paralegal Lovetta Pring.
The London representative of Ellis Jones’ Business Services department is Associate Solicitor Clementine Saulnier.
Commenting on the expansion, Family specialist Georgina said: “Since joining the firm in 2016, I have watched the London office go from strength to strength. For many years we have had a presence in the City of London but this latest expansion to five full-time departments is a fantastic opportunity for us to offer more of a full-service proposition. We already have an esteemed reputation in London, but this is an exciting chance to strengthen our offering at the very heart of the Capital’s legal and business hub. We are located just round the corner from the Royal Courts of Justice and close to many other landmark legal and financial institutions.”
The expansion was the focus of a recent ‘Meet the Firm’ networking event for business clients hosted by the team at the Fleet Street office.
Georgina said: “We had a fantastic turnout on the evening and are working on several business referrals generated from it already. We aim to hold similar events for our London neighbours, professional contacts and clients every quarter from now on.”