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Law firm Freeths backing search for the region's top companies

Freeths will sponsor science and technology category at LeicestershireLive Business Awards

Mukesh Patel, managing director of Freeths Leicester office

With its ethos of using imagination and innovation to offer the best service possible, sponsoring the Excellence in Science and Technology category at the seems a perfect fit for

With 12 offices across the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ, it’s a growing firm which has more than 850 members of staff and a vast array of individual and business clients. Freeths is a full service law firm which continues to support companies throughout Leicester. The Legal 500 and Chambers legal guides consistently ranks Freeths lawyers in their top tiers.

Whether it is business advice or help with personal matters, Freeths has a huge resource of expert advice. Its innovative approach allows it to offer creative solutions, with a focus on understanding client needs and delivering tangible results. Freeths lawyers can be relied upon to be timely, commercially-minded and practical.

Freeths, which has its Leicester headquarters at Colton Square, is a long-time supporter of the awards and is always looking for ways to demonstrate its support for regional business.

Returning to this year’s LeicestershireLive Business Awards, which are being held at The Maher Centre on September 16, the firm will be combining its headline sponsorship of the event with backing the Excellence in Science and Technology Award.

This award will pay tribute to a business which has excelled in the sector with the winner having showcased fantastic advancement and innovation throughout their offering.

Excellence in Science and Technology is sponsored by Freeths

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Consistently ranked top tier in the Legal 500 and Chambers legal guides, Freeths is a top 50 full-service commercial law firm with more than £100m turnover and 800 members of staff. Its innovative approach offers creative solutions and delivers tangible results, whilst also being ranked in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Mukesh Patel, dispute management and managing partner says: “Freeths is proud to sponsor the Excellence in Science and Technology Award as the sector continues to play a significant role in the country’s economy. There’s no doubt that in this county there’s a pool of very talented professionals whose pioneering businesses and ideas are making sure that Leicestershire is very firmly on the map for innovation and is growing a national reputation for tech start-ups.”

Mukesh Patel, who is in charge of dispute resolution and Managing Partner of their Leicester office, explained the decision to become a category sponsor.

“We have been headline and category sponsors of the awards for well over a decade and believe these awards are important because they celebrate the diversity and innovation of business.

"Freeths is synonymous with successful businesses right across the country and, as a leading Top 50 national law firm, with a long-established office in Leicester city centre, we are proud to be associated with these Awards that recognise hard-working and innovative businesses here in Leicestershire.

"We are particularly proud of our commitment to innovation in the legal world and see technological advances as opportunities to deliver our services both cost effectively, but also in a way that suits our client’s requirements. We have invested heavily in this regard and continue to do so."

Mr Patel said Leicestershire was full of talented professionals whose pioneering businesses and ideas are making sure that Leicestershire is very firmly on the map for innovation, indeed it has a growing national reputation for tech start-ups.

Leicestershire Live Business Awards

He added: "The science and technology sector continues to play a significant role in the country’s economy, especially given the last 18 months, which has demonstrated the need more than ever to continue to invest in this sector. Several of our clients across the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ are leading lights in this industry. Freeths is proud to sponsor the Excellence in Science and Technology Award, at the LeicestershireLive Business Awards."

The LeicestershireLive Business Awards 2021 aim to celebrate success, recognise achievement and highlight the innovative people and companies throughout Leicestershire who are putting their region on the map by boosting the economy while making a positive contribution to the local community.

The awards final, which will take place at The Maher Centre on September 16, will be attended by hundreds of Leicestershire’s business elite.

It will be a celebration of the county’s best companies and a reminder that Leicestershire is a great place to do business. The evening will also act as a fantastic opportunity for networking, uniting the Leicester business community in a positive way.