The firm shut down its 10-lawyer private client team in
The 154-partner firm will now focus its remaining private client activity on its
Halliwells did not rule out redundancies as a result of the change. A spokesperson said: “The likelihood is that the firm will transfer the work and people who would like to relocate to
In recent years, a number of national firms have slimmed down their private client capability. Earlier this year Beachcroft transferred its entire private client team to Laytons, while in 2004
The move comes after Halliwells bulked up its corporate practice in
Dunn was instrumental in Cobbetts’ conversion to limited liability partnership status, which went live in November 2005. He will now work as part of Halliwells’ 91-lawyer corporate group in the northwest.
Dunn said: “I have seen the giant strides Halliwells has made in recent years, both in terms of its corporate department and the firm as a whole.”