Commercial Litigation Director

We are working with a well–known award winning, leading law firm which offers its clients a full range of all commercial and private legal services.

With an expanding portfolio of West Midlands based offices, the firm is currently look to appoint a senior hire into its Commercial Litigation team.

Ideally it wishes to attract a senior associate or existing director / partner from a commercial firm who wants to embrace a partnership role within a new exciting environment. Ideally this Partner would operate from the firm's prime–location Birmingham office to work alongside the existing commercial litigators but to act as a mentor and leader to those in more junior positions.

The work typically covered by the firm's Litigation team covers a broad diet of work with specific emphasis on:

• Partnership and Shareholder disputes
• Warranty Claims and Breach of Contract
• Finance and banking disputes
• Restrictive covenants and breach of confidentiality
• Intellectual Property
• Franchising

Working within a wide range of sectors including:

• Technology and Media
• Charities
• Manufacturing
• Energy
• Healthcare

This is a really exciting opportunity for a commercial litigation expert to join a forward thinking meritocratic environment.

For more information on this opportunity or for general career advice in the strictest of confidence, please contact me, Helen Abrahams at VG CHARLES &CO on or mail

Job ref: HA/11265/SL

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