Acquisitive law firm Knights is establishing its first office in Wales.
It comes as the firm has acquired Cardiff-based legal practice Le Gros Solicitors. Following the acquisition, the value of which hasn’t been disclosed, six commercial and residential property specialists from Le Gros Solicitors have joined Knights, including its former managing partner Claudia Le Gros and partner Bethan Sadler.
Knights said it will open a new permanent office in Cardiff, the location of which will be confirmed in the coming months.
Ahead of the launch of its Cardiff office, it has recruited dispute resolution specialist Will Baird, corporate lawyer Stewart Knights, tax and succession planning specialist Shaun Thomas and commercial property expert Scott Keddle.
It comes amid a period of rapid growth for Knights with recent acquisitions across the south-east of England and Thames Valley.
Chief executive of Knights, David Beech, said: “Claudia and the team bring an excellent reputation and lots of complementary expertise to Knights – and strengthen the team of specialists with experience in South Wales that we’re building.
“They are well known for great service and putting people first in their work, so they will be an excellent fit for our º£½ÇÊÓƵ-wide property team. We are confident that they will complement our existing teams in the south west and right across the country.â€
Knights, which has its head office in Stoke-on-Trent , has a network of 32 offices (including its yet to open Cardiff one) . It employs 1,600, of which 1,350 are lawyers.
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