Optima Legal makes new appointments
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Optima Legal has made a range of new appointments, as it sees increased demand from its national lender client base.
The firm has appointed new partners and heads of department to serve its client base which includes Barclays, RBS, Bradford & Bingley, Bank of America, GE Money Home Lending, Santander, Morgan Stanley, National Australia Bank and Lloyds Banking Group.
Rachel Hutton moves from leading the professional negligence team to become head of dispute resolution. Previously a litigation lawyer with DLA Piper’s banking and finance litigation team, she has also worked with Hammonds’ insolvency team and in-house at Skipton Building Society.
Emma Dimbylow becomes partner and head of compliance across the firm. A dispute resolution specialist, she previously worked with HLW and Ford & Warren.
Chris Taylor becomes head of repossession services. Formerly a commercial litigation solicitor with Addleshaw Goddard and Eversheds, he is also an experienced legal trainer and consultant to the College of Law, Practical Law Company and CPD Training (UK).
David Duckworth is appointed head of residential conveyancing and HIPs. A former senior partner with Walker Morris, chairman of the Direct Conveyancing Association and a member of the Land Registry’s Business User Group, Duckworth is a long standing non-executive member of Optima Legal’s board.
Kate Wright becomes client services partner with responsibility for client relations and business development. Formerly a partner within the dispute resolution team and a banking and financial litigation specialist, Kate previously worked at Hammonds and DLA Piper.
Philip Robinson, lad litigation partner at Optima, says: “I’m delighted to announce these new appointments. We have seen a marked expansion of our business, despite the difficult market conditions and are confident that our re-structure will further strengthen our offering to our lender clients and ensure that we are aligning our business as closely as possible to their requirements.”
