Edwin Coe bulks up with double partner hire

Property specialist Carolyn West joins Edwin Coe from Davies Arnold Cooper, where she was a partner. West, who expects a number of clients to follow her to Edwin Coe, has more than 20 years' experience in the house-building sector, with a particular focus on land acquisition and development.

Simeon Gilchrist, meanwhile, joined Edwin Coe as a partner in the insolvency team at the end of last year. Gilchrist previously worked at London firm Druces & Attlee, where he was an equity partner. His practice covers commercial litigation as well as insolvency and restructuring work.

Commenting on his change of firms, Gilchrist said: "I'd been at Druces for 10 or 11 years, on and off, and had different ideas about running an insolvency practice so it was a good time to move on."

The appointments bring the number of partners at Edwin Coe, which last year reported annual turnover of around £12m, to 25.

Last year the firm also joined the ranks of commercial UK practices to have converted to a limited liability partnership.

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