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New commercial law firm launches in the city

A HEAVYWEIGHT corporate lawyer who has launched a city centre commercial law firm during the height of the pandemic is set to defy turnover expectations during the first 12-months of trading.

Mergers and acquisitions specialist Jabad Jaigirdar, who has more than 12 years’ experience acting for companies, lenders and investors on a range of corporate, commercial, real estate and private equity matters has opened JLF Law Firm at the historic Bank Chambers on Mosley Street, Newcastle.

With the support of advisors from Robson Laidler accountants, JLF has seen significant demand for its services since its launch on market leading transactions involving high profile names such as Greggs plc, Travis Perkins plc and HSS Hire Group plc.

The firm has recently recruited a senior lawyer and a paralegal to help service demand and is actively recruiting for more senior and junior positions.

Senior partner Jabad said: “We are delighted that clients are choosing JLF to help navigate challenging market conditions and as a result, we have achieved exceptional results by completing over 80 deals across our Corporate and Commercial teams in Q3 and Q4 of 2020. Our pipeline for this year remains very strong and we look forward to continuing to support our clients and delivering more completed deals in 2021.

“We certainly seem to have made a significant foothold in the market with clients welcoming a new approach to legal services. We work collaboratively with our clients, as we know they are looking for more than just legal expertise. At JLF, we make a genuine effort to learn and understand our client’s operations as well as business objectives. By doing so we can offer bespoke and cost-effective legal solutions, which are also commercial.

“The whole team of business advisors at Robson Laidler have been instrumental in the setup of the firm, registering us with regulatory bodies, implementing the best systems for our needs and of course, taking care of all our financial compliance. They act as a coach and will continue to support us as we grow.”

Robson Laidler director Nick Wilson said: “It’s very satisfying to see a client launch a business during the middle of a pandemic and get off to a flying start, achieving results not often seen. We worked closely with Jabad on the pricing model and business strategy and it is great to see such impressive results being generated so soon.

“Jabad also acted on the advice we gave about taking a consultancy approach – by working in partnership with the businesses he supports offering more than just regulatory work he has seen extraordinary results.”

Jabad previously held positions with large firms such as Eversheds Sutherland, Hay and Kilner and more recently spent several years at Millican Law.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Robson Laidler .