Halliwells has completed a reshuffle of its main strategic board, as the Manchester-based national practice gears up to build on its recent expansion.
The firm has elected dispute resolution chief Chris Phillips to the six-strong body, alongside fellow partner Jonathan Moakes, who heads up the firm¹s intellectual property, commerce and technology group.
The pair replace financial institutions partner Matt Wightman, real estate chief Mike Edge and Susan Molloy, who heads up the top 40 firm¹s banking group, following an earlier decision to cut the board from seven partners to six.
Phillips and Moakes will join managing partner Ian Austin, senior partner Alec Craig and finance director Stephen Roe on the board, along with corporate partner Mark Halliwell, who was re-elected at the end of last year.
The six-member board, which is responsible for identifying future merger targets and for overseeing the strategic direction of the 152-partner firm, will serve a three-year term.
Austin said: ³Our previous board was responsible for guiding the firm through the most successful period in our history with record turnover and profitability, as well as a significant increase in our market share. Our new board is ideally equipped to continue this progress.² Halliwells has undergone a period of heavy investment across its five-office network, including last year¹s tie-up with Manchester stalwart James Chapman and a similar deal with 16-partner Liverpool firm Cuff Roberts in 2005.