Ambitious Firm Hires Former DLA Piper Partner
The Leeds office of national law firm, Irwin Mitchell, has appointed senior lawyer Howard Davison to its Banking & Finance team.
Howard is a highly experienced real estate finance expert and during a legal career spanning almost 25 years, including six as a partner in DLA Piper’s Finance team, he has acted for funders on some high profile multi-million pound real estate finance transactions.
His main focus over the last five years has been to act for banks and also debt and insurance funds – these include ICG-Longbow, Bank J. Safra Sarasin, Aviva Commercial Finance, Santander, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank.
Howard will work alongside Banking & Finance partner Paddy Sturman and senior associate, Robert Farrell.
Commenting on his decision to join Irwin Mitchell, Howard said: “Irwin Mitchell is a law firm that I have admired for a long time and I’m very excited to have joined a very strong team, both in Leeds and nationally, with a first-class reputation for high quality real estate and finance work.”
Expert Opinion
“We are delighted to welcome Howard to Irwin Mitchell. He has a superb track record and a wealth of expertise which I’m confident will bolster our proposition, not just here in Yorkshire, but across the UK.” Paddy Sturman - Partner
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