Jacksons appoints corporate partner

North East law firm Jacksons has strengthened its corporate and commercial team with the appointment of David Adams as partner.

David brings almost 20 years’ experience advising on acquisitions, disposals, management buy-ins and buy-outs, mergers and joint ventures across the North East.

He joins from Knights following its acquisition of Archers Law, where he previously worked and became partner in 2013.

David, who lives in Middlesbrough with his wife Lucy and their 11-year-old twin daughters, said: “It has been a momentous few weeks – I’m moving firms for the first time in almost 20 years, I’ve moved house, and my daughters have just found out which secondary school they’ll be attending.

“I’ve been a one-office lawyer throughout my career, but as I approach 43, I felt it was time for a refresh and a new challenge.

“Seeing the changes at Jacksons sparked my interest, and what they’re doing both at firm level and within the corporate team sounded very exciting.

“I am a Teesside lawyer through and through and love working with and for Teesside firms.

“Jacksons felt like the right fit for me to continue supporting those clients.”

“I have a couple of long-standing friends at Jacksons, including Dan Flounders, who I worked with at Archers and later Knights for over ten years.

“Dan and I grew the corporate offering at Archers into one of the most successful corporate teams in Teesside.

“Jacksons is already on an exciting growth trajectory, and Dan has really driven momentum within the corporate team.

“I’m excited to see what we can achieve together over the next few years.”

Dan, head of corporate and commercial, added: “I’m really pleased to be welcoming David to the team who will no doubt be a key part of the corporate team’s future growth.

“We worked together at Archers for many years having a great dynamic and supporting each other to create one of the go-to corporate law offerings in the area.

“This appointment highlights where Jacksons currently is as a firm and being able to attract one of the best corporate lawyers in the North East region, it’s exciting to see where both the department and the firm go in the next few years.”

David’s appointment comes as Jacksons marks its 150th anniversary and continues to invest in growing its corporate and commercial offering.

Partner Erica Turner, head of legal, added: “We are thrilled to welcome David to the firm.

“His wealth of experience and broad knowledge of the region’s business will be a huge asset to the team and aligns with our strategic aims to build a strong corporate proposition within the firm.”

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