Squire Patton Boggs has announced the appointment of DWF’s Leeds Head of Litigation, Jason Blakey, who joins Squire Patton Boggs top ranked Disputes team in Leeds.
Ranked a Leading Individual by The Legal 500 UK in its commercial litigation rankings for Yorkshire, Mr. Blakey advises on a wide range of large commercial disputes and pensions litigation. His experience crosses a range of business sectors and includes multi-party and cross-jurisdictional disputes, international arbitrations, mediations and numerous applications for injunctive relief.
Mr. Blakey’s appointment marks his return to the Leeds office of Squire Patton Boggs. A former trainee, he previously spent eight years at the firm.
John Alderton, managing partner of Squire Patton Boggs in Leeds, said: “We are delighted to welcome Jason back to the firm. He is an experienced, highly capable litigator, well-known and respected in Yorkshire and beyond. His arrival will add strength to our team and enhance our offering to clients, both locally and internationally. Jason’s pensions litigation expertise will fit well with our market-leading pensions practice and he also has considerable experience within the retail sector, which will complement our retail sector group, headed from Leeds by Matthew Lewis.”
“Squire Patton Boggs has a market-leading Litigation Practice with a reputation for advising on high value, complex, cross-border and high profile cases,” commented Mr. Blakey. “I am excited to join such a strong and diverse practice, with a team that shares my commercial approach to dispute resolution and ambitions for future growth.”
Squire Patton Boggs in Leeds has had a successful, award-winning year. The firm is shortlisted for “Professional Services Firm of the Year” at the Business Masters Awards 2018 and was ranked No. 1 by Experian for volume and value of deals in 2017, having advised on 37 transactions worth over £1 billion. The firm won “Corporate Law Firm of the Year” at Insider’s Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards 2017 and “Legal Team of the Year” at the Rainmaker Awards, for the second consecutive year.