Schofield Sweeney strengthens Dispute Resolution team with new partner

Specialist commercial law firm, Schofield Sweeney, has strengthened its Dispute Resolution team with the appointment of a second Commercial Litigation partner.

David Collins joins the Leeds office from Ford & Warren Solicitors where he worked for 11 years, joining in 1995 as a trainee and becoming a partner in 2003.

David specialises in commercial litigation, both through the courts and by way of alternative dispute resolution. His experience includes resolution of shareholder disputes, breach of warranty claims, partnership disputes, restrictive covenants and all forms of contractual disputes. He has also been involved in judicial review proceedings and defamation actions.

Chairman Chris Schofield, comments: “David’s appointment is an important move for us as it marks the continual growth within our Commercial Dispute team. We are thoroughly delighted that we have attracted such a high quality individual to the firm.”

David says of his new position: “I was keen to join Schofield Sweeney because of its excellent and ever increasing reputation. It’s certainly an exciting time to join the firm given its rapid growth, and I hope that my appointment will assist that further, by adding a dispute resolution service to the firm’s existing services operating out of Leeds.”

The Firm’s corporate team has had a highly successful 12 months, seeing it complete deals valuing £126,000,000 last year, a 100% increase on 2004. It has also received praise in this years Chambers Directory, a leading guide to the legal profession, where it was described as a ‘slightly maverick’ outfit that ‘avoids wasting time on legal point scoring’ - a character trait much valued by clients.

Established in 1998, Schofield Sweeney has offices in Bradford and Leeds. The firm recently merged with Bradford-based Sampson Horner bringing the total number of staff to 65 and a combined turnover of £4 million.

It provides legal advice and services to businesses, individuals with business interests and organisations with commercial activities. It was named as one of the top firms completing corporate finance work in the region by Newsco’s 2006 Professional Services Report.

September 2006