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07 March 2022
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Devonshires—Helen Curtis

Law firm appoints dual-qualified partner

Law firm Devonshires has added dual-qualified Helen Curtis to its banking, governance and corporate team. She joins from Gannons. 

Helen's expertise and wide-ranging client base, including acting for accountants, brokers, business consultants, and venture capitalists, hugely expand the firm's corporate offering. Her advice has spread several sectors, including fintech, financial services, marketing, hospitality, manufacturing, and recruitment.

Helen has over 20 years of experience. She qualified with US firm Shearman & Sterling in 1998, where she was also admitted to the New York Bar, working both in the UK and US. 

For seven years she was Assistant General Counsel for a US and Canadian paper mill business and since 2012 has been a partner at Gannons focusing on M&A, investment rounds and restructuring. 

Speaking of her appointment, Helen said: 'Devonshires is an ambitious firm with excellent credentials. I’m look forward to bringing my skill set to the team and to help drive further growth in M&A, corporate finance, joint ventures, private equity and restructuring'. 

Julian Barker, head of banking and capital markets at Devonshires added: 'It’s well documented that the legal recruitment market is challenging, so it’s all the more satisfying, and is a testament to the firm’s ambition that we can attract top talent like Helen to our growing firm. I wish her well in her Devonshires career and very much look forward to working with her.'

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