Gateley : team passes the 100 mark in Leeds

Since opening in January 2012, the office which started with just six members of staff including 2 partners now employs 104 legal professionals, having taken on 42 new members of staff since January 2018 alone, making it the third largest office within the Gateley network.

From its premises at Minerva House in the heart of the city, 19 partners and 85 staff work with a variety of world class businesses to deliver on projects involving Banking & Finance, Financial Disputes and Regulation, Restructuring, Corporate, Regulatory, Dispute Resolution, Residential Development, Employment, Construction and Real Estate.

Notable successes over the last twelve months include advising Dr. Oetker on the purchase of Alsa baking and desert business, advising US company Asure Software Inc., on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of OccupEye Limited.

Head of the Leeds office, Andrew Johnson said: 'The office has enjoyed huge growth over recent months, hitting the 100 employee mark at the start of this year with nearly half of that growth being in the last 12 months alone.