Increase in partner rankings reflects firm’s growth and investment in private client space

Seven partners from Irwin Mitchell have been named in the prestigious Spear’s 500 2022 directory. The Spear’s 500 covers the top individuals in the private client sector both in the UK and internationally, focusing on wealth management, law and advisory services. The respected directory is recognised as an industry-leading standard thanks to its comprehensive research scheme, with the indices decided on multiple factors including nominations, client feedback, interviews and information gathered by the HNW publication’s editorial research team.

National Head of Private Client, Paula Myers, National Head of Lifetime and Estate Planning Paula James, Claire-Marie Cornford who leads the Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team in London and partner Nicola Bushby all made the Top Recommended Contentious Trust Lawyers list.

Andrea Jones who heads up the Tax, Trusts and Estates team in the firm’s Leeds office and London based partner Alex Ruffel both made the Top Recommended Tax Lawyer list and Darren Fawcett made Top Recommended Offshore Expert.

Expert Opinion

“This is a great achievement and well deserved recognition for our private client team, who have a huge amount of dedication to their clients as well as talent and expertise.

“It’s great to see so many Irwin Mitchell partners listed – we are incredibly proud of them all, and the teams that support them. It’s great to see the work we do both domestically and internationally being recognised.
Siri Siriwardene - Partner & Director of Strategic Growth (Affluent)