Leading South Coast law firm Lester Aldridge is pleased to announce that Head of Real Estate Matthew Barrow has been elected as Managing Partner.
Lester Aldridge is a full-service law firm with offices in Bournemouth, Southampton and London. Matthew joined the firm as a trainee in 1999 and became a partner in 2009. He has been Head of the Real Estate Group for the past seven years and since then the Group has delivered 10% growth each year. He was unanimously elected to this new position.
Former Managing Partner Michael Giddins has returned to full time fee earning as a partner in the Dispute Resolution Team, following a very successful 12 year term.
Commenting on his new role, Matthew said: “It is a great privilege to be appointed as Managing Partner at such an exciting time. Having spent my whole career at Lester Aldridge, I am determined that we will maintain the winning formula that makes us so special – for both our clients and our people. What Michael has achieved is very impressive and, thanks to his leadership, the firm is in an excellent position. I’m delighted to have the chance to build on this success and see us go from strength to strength.”