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25 September 2025
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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mfg Solicitors—Brian Hession

Birmingham commercial property team bolstered by partner hire

Midlands law firm mfg Solicitors has appointed Brian Hession as partner, strengthening its commercial property practice. Based in the Birmingham office in the city’s Colmore Business District, Hession (pictured, left) will also lead the commercial property team, working alongside departmental head Ben Rothery (right) on investment, financing and letting transactions.

Rothery said: ‘Brian has an immense reputation not just here in the West Midlands, but across the whole of the country. He brings a huge amount of experience and expertise to the firm and is already making a difference at our Birmingham office where he is leading and developing our commercial property presence in the city.’

Hession commented: ‘It’s a fantastic time to join mfg Solicitors and have the opportunity to help grow the team in this dynamic phase of the firm’s development. The firm really feels like it is going places and has a genuinely collaborative culture, with everyone pulling in the same direction.’ He added that recent senior arrivals were ‘a real endorsement of the firm’s strategy’.

A member of both the Law Society and the Investment Property Forum, Hession will play a key role in developing relationships with Birmingham businesses and driving growth with new clients.

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