DAC Beachcroft—seven appointments

DAC Beachcroft has expanded its professional risk practice with the appointment of partner Ben Parks in Manchester. He joins from Clyde & Co alongside a team of five lawyers and a paralegal, strengthening the firm’s presence in the north west and adding to its national platform.

Parks, a partner at Clyde & Co since July 2022, previously spent a decade at BLM as a partner. He is well known in the professional liability market for advising on complex, high-value and often multi-party claims against professionals, including lawyers, accountants, auditors, independent financial advisers and surveyors. He has a particular interest in early dispute resolution.

Suzanne Wharton, partner and head of the national professional risk practice, said the hire was ‘a strategic appointment for us as we look to consolidate our presence in the North West and further strengthen our national platform’, adding that Parks brings ‘a strong market reputation’ and ‘excellent leadership and technical expertise’.

Parks said: ‘We're all very pleased to have joined DACB and to be part of a team that is so well regarded in the professional liability market,’ adding that the firm’s ‘strong client relationships and collaborative culture really stood out to us.’