New Appointment To The Region's Largest Employment Law Team
The South West’s largest Employment and Pensions Law team has further increased its numbers with the arrival of an expert from an international firm. Leading firm Foot Anstey has recruited experienced lawyer Steven Hughes as an Associate from Eversheds.
Steven joins Foot Anstey after spending four years working in Birmingham and Cardiff and brings with him particular expertise in defending tribunal proceedings, managing senior exits, restructuring and redundancies. He also provides commercial and pragmatic advice on both contentious and non-contentious matters to public and private sector clients.
Steven’s arrival was announced by Foot Anstey Partner Patrick Howarth who said; “We are delighted to welcome Steven to our specialist team. His arrival comes at a time when we are busy advising clients across the country on challenging issues such as redundancies and pay freezes along with the possible changes to the retirement age and the regular annual changes to employment legislation.”
Steven Hughes said of his appointment; “This is an excellent position for me. Foot Anstey is keen to build further expertise in all areas of employment and pensions law and I am excited to be a part of a an ambitious firm that has already proved that they lead the field in this area.”
Foot Anstey’s Employment and Pensions team comprises of 18 lawyers and has been described by independent directories Chambers and Legal 500 as “streets ahead in terms of price and approach.” They also added that it was “impossible to ignore the skills and experience of the Foot Anstey employment team. Quality is still foremost, and clients recommend the lawyers’ “well-tuned understanding of the requirements of business.”
Locally the firm advises companies such as Hellermann Tyton, BD and Stagecoach Devon whilst providing for the likes of Kingfisher plc, Odeon Cinemas, Screwfix and the Royal Shakespeare Company on a national level.
Published 09/02/2010
