Irwin Mitchell Bolsters Commercial Team With Experienced Gateley Partner Hire

Irwin Mitchell has announced it has recruited experienced Commercial partner Andrew Evans to its London office.

Moving from Gateley where he was a partner of over 20 years, Andrew is a leading expert in technology related contract work and data protection along with general commercial contract work. He also has additional expertise in competition law including merger control and anti-competitive agreements and practices and state aid/subsidy control.

Andrew, who works across a range of sectors including, software, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, manufacturing, retail, luxury goods, construction, residential development, gaming, and finance, was responsible for establishing and leading Gateley’s Commercial team for nine years. More recently, he managed the firm’s data protection group across all its offices.

Expert Opinion

“Andrew is a very impressive lawyer who adds experience and strength in depth and provides significant expertise throughout our sector teams. We are continuing to invest in ensuring we deliver a first-class client experience for all our clients and I’m delighted that he’s chosen to join Irwin Mitchell on our growth journey.” Fergal Dowling, Director of Legal Services (Commercial Advisory & Disputes).

Commenting on his move, Andrew said: “I’ve always seen myself as a business advisor first and legal advisor second and believe that this approach enables me to make more informed decisions and focussed recommendations to clients. I’m excited to be joining Irwin Mitchell as they also put the client at the centre of what they do, and this very much mirrors my approach to client care and service delivery. Irwin Mitchell also has very strong ambitions for growth and a clear strategy in which to achieve this.”

Matthew Sillett, National Head of Commercial & IP at Irwin Mitchell, added: “We are delighted to have Andrew join our team, he is a highly experienced senior lawyer with expertise that bolsters, complements and enhances our existing service offering to clients.”

Irwin Mitchell has continued to invest heavily in its team focused on the corporate and institutions audience. Earlier this year it announced the arrival of banking partner, Jeremy Ladyman, who was soon followed by the arrival of two corporate tax partners, Jennie Newton and Kate Featherstone. Construction partner, Robert Tunningley, along with commercial litigation partner, David Vaughan, and Pensions partner, Terry Saeedi, have also recently joined.