Helen Bates and Clare King have both been promoted to senior associates by Leeds law firm Clarion.
Helen is eight years qualified and since joining the firm’s corporate recovery team as a contentious insolvency lawyer four years ago, she has continued to develop not only her contentious insolvency offering, but also her expertise as a non-contentious lawyer. Her areas of expertise include advising on all aspects of administrations, liquidations, receiverships, voluntary arrangements, bankruptcy and director disqualification and Helen advises all parties involved in the insolvency process; from insolvency practitioners, asset based lenders and banks to individuals, directors and creditors.
Clare King also becomes a senior associate in Clarion’s private client team. A Chartered Legal Executive with more than 11 years’ experience in the field of private client law, she joined Clarion in 2005. Clare advises on a full spectrum of private client matters, including the administration of high value estates, post-death inheritance tax planning, drafting and implementing of personal injury and disabled persons trusts, advising elderly clients and their families in connection with planning and funding care, the use of powers of attorney and Court of Protection matters.
“In recent weeks, we have seen a number of new appointments as we prepare to move into our new offices at Elizabeth House next month, but as well as attracting the most talented people to the firm, we are equally passionate about maintaining high levels of staff loyalty by enabling our team to develop with us,” explains Mark Burns, managing partner of Clarion.
“Both Clare and Helen are talented lawyers who have made a vital contribution to the growth of the firm. Helen is recognised in the market place for her technical strength and continues to develop a strong client following for the benefit of not only her team, but the firm as a whole. Clare is also highly regarded within the team for her strong technical expertise and for her valuable business development activities.”
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