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18th Aug 2010
Dures merger
The Dures Partnership Solicitors in Liverpool has completed its merger with Freemans Solicitors also of Liverpool in the first of a series of planned mergers to accomplish its strategic planning to expand and build upon its commercial property services.
The merger brings in Geoffrey Freeman a well known and highly regarded commercial property expert who will now head the property department of The Dures Partnership. Partner Paul Fowler comments “I believe that Geoff’s joining is a significant success for us as his undoubted expertise will not only benefit our existing client base, but also help to broaden our range of commercial property services to then attract the bigger players of the commercial property market”.
Geoff who sits as a lawyer chairman on the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal and is Chairman of Pierhead Housing Association Ltd comments” I have joined The Dures Partnership entrusting it with the future well being of my longstanding and loyal clients, something which I would not have contemplated unless I was certain they would be in good hands. I am now looking forward to the new challenge of expanding the property department with the assistance of the forward thinking partners who remain committed to the property sector despite the problems we have faced over the last couple of years.”
Paul goes on to say” our continuing commitment to property work has never been in question. It provides the ability to offer clients access to a broader range of services, particularly property and general commercial litigation, but I believe that Geoff joining us is perfect timing as we are seeing real growth in our transactional work as we are turning the corner out of the property slump. Our continuing investment is definitely the right thing to do.
I see this merger as the first of a series, to continue our expansion of existing services, and to add new ones. I am very conscious of the existing and forthcoming changes and challenges facing solicitors, so we have decided to take a proactive position to protect what we have accomplished in building a quality, client focused business model with a broad range of services that will withstand the threats of the commoditised business models of the future”.
Paul Fowler
Partner
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