UK Regional Law Firms Bolster Private Client Practices

Stephen Harris

10 December 2007

UK law firm Mills & Reeve has appointed family lawyer Caroline Dresden as an associate to strengthen its 11-strong Birmingham family and matrimonial team. She will specialise in high net worth ancillary relief work. Ms Dresden was formerly a partner at Birmingham niche divorce practice Benussi & Co. Mills & Reeve's national family and matrimonial practice comprises some 30 lawyers and specialises in all aspects of marriage breakdown, including financial issues such as family companies, trusts, farms, offshore financial structures and pensions, The Birmingham office of law firm, Irwin Mitchell, has also made two senior appointments, beefing up its private client and business services offering. Nilay Shastry has been appointed to the new role of business immigration lawyer within the firm's public law department while Nicola Walker joins the family law and private client team as a new associate. Mr Shastry, who arrives from Blakemores, is also a New York attorney and advises on corporate immigration issues and, in particular, transfers between the US and the UK.