Lupton Fawcett appoints new partner to corporate team

Rory Conwill has extensive experience of advising clients on corporate matters including high-value acquisitions and disposals, private equity investments and share schemes.

He has spent his whole career in Sheffield and will be primarily based at Lupton Fawcett’s Sheffield office however will work closely with the whole Yorkshire team across all locations.

He brings particular expertise in the healthcare sector to the firm’s growing corporate team, having acted in a range of transactions for care home owners, dental practices and GP practices.

Giles Clegg, partner and head of corporate finance at Lupton Fawcett, said: “I am delighted to welcome Rory to the corporate team.

Our reputation for providing excellent corporate legal advice and services is demonstrated by the great clients and deals we attract as well as by the strong growth we are seeing in this part of our business.”

Conwill said: “I’m very happy to be joining Lupton Fawcett at a time when it is clearly so firmly focused on growth and development. “

James Richardson, managing partner said “Rory is an excellent operator with a fantastic track record. His is the latest of a series of outstanding appointments we have made at all levels across the firm over the past year.

Lupton Fawcett provides a full range of commercial and personal legal services to clients throughout the UK from its offices in Leeds, Sheffield and York.

It was named as one of The Times Best Law Firms 2022. It is also listed among the Chambers UK 2022 guide to the top-ranked law firms for its work in the corporate, employment, intellectual property and family law sectors.