Hill Dickinson boosts Leeds construction team with new partner hire
Full service commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has announced the lateral hire of construction law expert Anjon Mallik as it continues to build the firm’s business services offering in Leeds.
The addition of Anjon Mallik to Hill Dickinson’s Leeds office expands the reach of the firm’s national construction team, providing feet on the ground in its fastest growing office location. The Leeds office now has specialist teams covering health, life sciences, corporate, real estate and construction.
Anjon Mallik joins as a partner with over 24 years’ experience of advising in the construction sector. His key area of expertise involves dispute-related work for developers, main contractors and specialist sub-contractors. Anjon has considerable experience in handling delay and disruption claims, issues relating to defective work and loss and expense actions and has an impressive adjudication track record. He has also conducted over 50 mediations.
Welcoming him to the firm, Craig Scott, head of the firm’s business services group, said: 'I am delighted that Anjon has joined us. Our Construction team already serves a large and growing national client base from offices in Liverpool, Manchester and London. Anjon’s appointment is the next logical step in our national growth strategy and our commitment to invest in Leeds, giving our clients in Yorkshire direct access to a partner who has not only amassed considerable experience in the construction sector but has significant local knowledge of the market.'
Anjon Mallik added: 'I am excited to have joined Hill Dickinson in Leeds, knowing that there are huge opportunities to develop the firm’s construction practice here in Yorkshire and to support the teams in Manchester and Liverpool. The client-partner relationship is at the heart of the way I do business—and that won’t change. I know that it’s really important to be fast, dynamic and entrepreneurial and now, with the backing of a full international practice behind me, we can deliver a first-rate service for our clients across all disciplines.'
