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North West law firm makes trio of new hires

Leading Manchester, Cheshire and London-based law firm, Primas has made three new hires as part of its ambitious growth plans for the north west.

Specialising in commercial, corporate and real estate law, Primas has welcomed solicitors Katie Hitchen and Katy Williamson to its real estate team, and paralegal, Dammy Osemwenkhae into its litigation department.

Katie Hitchen joins the team from SAS Daniels in Stockport where she trained and qualified as a solicitor in 2018, with experience in development work, landlord and tenant matters, property finance and other general commercial property.

Katy Williamson joins Primas from Cambridge firm Ashtons Legal, where she advised on complex conditional contracts, development schemes, property finance and general commercial real estate work for developers, housing associations and private landowners. Katy qualified as a solicitor in New Zealand in 2016.

Joining the litigation arm of the firm is paralegal, Dammy Osemwenkhae. Dammy joins with experience in the finance litigation sector, assisting on volume debt recovery matters for the UK’s leading banks and financial institutions.

Commenting on the two new additions to his team, Simon Baxter, Partner and Head of Real Estate, said: “We’re really pleased to welcome both Katy and Katie to the real estate team. They both add enthusiasm and talent to our already strong offering. We’ve got ambitious plans and the new hires help support the exciting client growth that we are experiencing.”

Daniel Thomas, Partner and Head of Litigation at Primas added: “Following our recent merger at the end of last year, we really want to see Primas go from strength to strength so, adding the right members to our team is a huge part of that. Dammy has already proven to be a great support to the litigation team and we’re really pleased to have her join us.”

The rapidly growing law firm, which has offices in Cheshire, Manchester and London, merged with Manchester-based law firm, Freeman Fisher last year and has big plans for further growth and expansion. This latest raft of recruits takes their team to 36.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Helen Lang .