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New Partners for East Midlands Lawyers
New Partners for East Midlands LawyersLeading East Midlands-based commercial law firm, Geldards is further expanding the team of partners at its offices in Derby and Nottingham.

The promotion of three senior associates, along with three other similar appointments at the firm’s Cardiff office, brings Geldards’ total number of partners to 55.

All highly experienced lawyers, the new East Midlands-based partners have built a solid track record with the firm over several years and Chairman, David Williams said: “They have all helped to develop our services in different ways, using their expertise to strengthen our reputation with our clients.

“Their promotion will help to create an even stronger partnership base – an important requirement for the firm’s future growth.”

Derby’s two new partners are Jonathan Butler and Debra Martin.

Jonathan joined the firm in 2001 as an assistant solicitor. He became an associate in 2002 and a senior associate the following year. He works in the firm’s growing dispute resolution department, specialising particularly in the motor vehicle retail sector on behalf of major companies in high value and complex sale and supply of goods, credit and title issues, substantial warranty claims and contract hire disputes.

He also handles cases relating to the misuse of confidential information and trade secrets and offers specialist advice in the field of Public Inquiries for the road haulage sector.

Debra, who has been a senior associate in Derby’s corporate team since 2004, had previously spent 10 years as a senior legal advisor to the FTSE 100 firm 3i plc, Europe’s leading venture capital company.

At Geldards, she specialises in all aspects of corporate finance and banking, including buying and selling businesses, management buy-outs and buy-ins, joint ventures, development capital investments and shareholder agreements. She serves on the board of Growth Investment Network East Midlands, an organisation set up to promote investment in start ups and early stage businesses.

Meanwhile in Nottingham, new partner Penny Dickens has been with Geldards since the firm opened its East Midlands offices in 2000. She specialises in probate and wills practice with a particular emphasis on charitable trusts, inheritance tax planning for owners of small to medium sized businesses and substantial trusts for the disabled.

She serves on the boards of two regional charities and represents Geldards’ East Midlands arm on the Business in the Community Prohelp committee.
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