Our UK member firm Pannone Corporate has promoted eight people across its Manchester-based team. Stephen Mutch has been promoted to Associate Partner in the firm’s employment team. Stephen joined Pannone in 2003 as a trainee solicitor and supports HR professionals across all aspects of employment law, including disciplinary and grievance matters, contractual disputes and Employment
Pannone Corporate has bolstered its team with a raft of hires. Our UK member firm has appointed five lawyers across employment and real estate. Naomi Goldsmith joins the firm as an associate in the employment team, previously having worked at Eversheds Sutherland and Fox Williams. Naomi will support clients with both litigious and non-litigious employment issues.
Pannone, our UK member firm, was named the Diversity, Inclusion and Equality Firm of the Year at the 2026 Northern Powerhouse Awards. The awards shine a spotlight on the top law firms, lawyers and in-house legal departments across the whole of the north, recognising the exceptional work done in the past 18 months. The nominations
Pannone Corporate, our UK member firm are proud to announce they have been named Legal Firm of the Year 2025 at the City of Manchester Business Awards. The award ceremony took place on 25 September at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester. This follows their Chambers and Partners Regional Firm of the Year award in February.
Pannone Corporate , our UK member firm, has strengthened its team with a raft of hires across the firm, following continued growth. Mohassan Mehmood joins the law firm as a senior associate in the real estate team, having previously spent 12 years at Forbes Solicitors. Mohassan will support the team on all aspects of real
Pannone Corporate, our UK member firm, has been appointed by Aviva Studios – home of Factory International – in a raft of new client wins for the Manchester-based law firm. The team will provide legal support to the ‘landmark’ cultural venue, which was built on the former site of Granada Studios, opening in June
Emilie Hijos, our YPLG President, recently took advantage of our exchange programme and joined our UK member, Pannone Corporate, in Manchester on a six week placement. On her return to Lamy Lexel in Lyon we asked her to tell us about the experience. “From an educational point of view, it was extremely interesting. I got
Our Manchester member firm Pannone Corporate has promoted three lawyers to partner, as it secures its position on two long-standing legal panels. Sarah Bazaraa has been promoted to partner in the firm’s dispute resolution team and will head up the IP litigation and media team. The firm holds the sole Legal 500 Tier One
Pannone Corporate has cemented its position in the latest Insolvencies and Companies List, according to the Solomonic Year in Review. The insolvency and debt teams secured second spot in the top insolvency law firm list, for the second consecutive year. The list is based on the volume of claims issued to the High Court
Our UK law firm, Pannone, was awarded the Regional Firm of the Year at last night’s Chambers UK Awards. Flying the flag for the North West, these awards honour the finest legal teams in the UK. They are based on the rigorous research of client feedback that has been conducted for the 2025