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This year's North West Fastest 50 Awards were a great success and it was fantastic to see so many of you attend the ceremony.

Many of the Ward Hadaway team were in attendance at the awards and thoroughly enjoyed meeting you. They are available to continue any conversations you were having or to answer any of your queries. Below we have provided some mini profiles to help you put faces to names.

If you would like to connect with any other attendee from the awards, we would be more than happy to facilitate an introduction. Please email events@wardhadaway.com and we will be in touch.

 

Ward Hadaway attendees

  • Liz Bottrill

    Liz Bottrill is Executive Partner for our Manchester office and a partner in our Family & Matrimonial team.

    With over 30 years’ experience, Liz is recognised as an expert in the field of family law having advised thousands of people through the myriad of issues that arise when a relationship breaks down.

    Contact Liz

  • Paul Johnson

    Paul is a partner in the corporate department and deals with a wide range of corporate matters including Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity, acting for management and institutions.

    Paul regularly acts for owner-managed businesses and has a particular interest in family-owned companies.

    Contact Paul

  • Rachel Clarkson

    Rachel is a Director in our Corporate team. She regularly advises owner-managed businesses, SMEs and family companies across a broad spectrum of industry sectors in dealing with a range of corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and investments and company re-organisations, restructures and refinancing.

    Contact Rachel

  • Damien Charlton

    Damien is a highly experienced lawyer, who has been advising businesses on company and commercial matters for over 20 years. He is the Head of the Commercial team and advises clients on a national basis.

    Contact Damien

  • Richard Bradbury

    Richard is a Partner in the Real Estate team acting for a range of clients across their business lifecycle, from start-ups to PLCs.

    Contact Richard

  • Daniel Adcock-Kirsh

    Daniel is a Legal 500-recognised commercial litigator with over ten years’ experience representing businesses and high-net-worth individuals based nationally and internationally across a broad spectrum of commercial disputes.

    Contact Daniel

  • Sonia Burgess

    Sonia is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney with significant experience in respect of intellectual property matters.

    Contact Sonia

  • Melanie Cliffe-Yeomans

    Melanie is a partner in the Corporate department. She specialises in venture capital work as well as regularly advising clients on M&A and corporate restructuring matters.

    Contact Melanie

  • Emma Collins

    Emma is a Director in our Real Estate team, acting for a wide range of clients across all sectors. She advises on Landlord and Tenant, Real Estate Finance and Acquisitions and Disposals.

    Contact Emma

  • Sean FitzGerald

    Sean is a Corporate Partner with more than 30 years’ experience advising on a wide range of deals. He provides legal advice to clients undertaking transactions including sales, acquisitions, mergers, investments and private equity deals.

    Contact Sean

  • Bill Goodwin

    Bill is a commercial lawyer with many years’ experience of advising on both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property and information technology matters. He is also a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and is the Head of IP/IT at Ward Hadaway.

    Contact Bill

  • Laura Hartley-Williams

    Laura is a Managing Associate in our Restructuring and Insolvency team.

    Contact Laura

  • Emma Johnston

    Emma Johnston is a Business Development Manager at Ward Hadaway.

    Contact Emma

  • Rachael Longman

    Rachael Longman is a Managing Associate in our Family & Matrimonial team. Rachael provides advice and assistance in relation to divorce, associated financial matters, and issues relating to children.

    Contact Rachael

  • Charlotte Nuttall

    Charlotte is a legal director specialising exclusively in employment law. She has over 14 years’ experience of acting predominantly for employers within the private sector, with particular experience in the recruitment, manufacturing, leisure & hospitality, tech, and care sectors.

    Contact Charlotte

  • Matthew O’Brien

    Matthew is a partner in the Real Estate team acting for a range of clients in the fields of development and investment, asset management and real estate finance.

    Contact Matthew

  • Phil Parker

    Phil is a Legal 500 recognised Director in our property litigation team with over 20 years experience advising and acting in relation to commercial property disputes and the management of risk associated with land occupation and ownership.

    Contact Phil

  • Nik Patel

    Nik joined Ward Hadaway in May 2021 bringing with him over 15 years of experience in insolvency law with an emphasis on contentious insolvency.

    Contact Nik

  • Caroline Shafar

    Caroline has over 20 years’ experience of acting primarily for employers in both the private and public sector.

    Caroline’s expertise is in supporting Boards and HR teams with strategy, difficult employees, challenging situations, investigations and complex and high value litigation in the Employment Tribunal, Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal. Her focus is on finding alternative and creative solutions for her clients to avoid unnecessary and costly disputes.

    Contact Caroline

  • Carlyn Weale

    Carlyn is an experienced commercial litigator and an astute tactician, described by the Legal 500 as a “superb litigator.”

    Contact Carlyn

  • Nick Wells

    Nick is a commercial litigation specialist, highly ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, with significant experience and expertise in complex commercial contract disputes.

    Contact Nick

  • Hollie Walsh

    Hollie is a Managing Associate working in the Corporate team, based in our Manchester office. She regularly acts on a range of corporate matters (including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and investments, company re-organisations, restructuring and refinancing) for companies, management teams, investors and shareholders across a broad spectrum of industry sectors.

    Contact Hollie