Staffordshire law firm Myers & Co has promoted Jen Goodwin, head of its corporate team, to director. Goodwin joined the Stoke-based practice in 2024 as an associate director from Jackson Lees Group, and now takes a seat on the firm’s board. Both firms are part of the MAPD Group, founded in 2020 to support the national growth of local law firms through acquisition — its name standing for Making a Positive Difference.
Before entering private practice, Goodwin was legal manager at ICT and telecoms provider Chess. At Myers & Co she advises clients on corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, company set-ups, group reorganisations, shareholder agreements and business contracts.
Managing director Tim Newsome said Goodwin had been ‘a brilliant contributor since joining the practice’ and that she ‘leads with kindness’, adding: ‘She is commercially-minded and ambitious but leads with kindness, which are all the qualities we look for in our senior leaders.’
Goodwin said she was ‘delighted to be joining an ambitious and supportive board’ and looked forward to contributing to the firm’s continued growth, adding: ‘We have exciting plans for the practice, and I’m excited to see what we can achieve in the next 12 months and beyond.’ Established in 2005, Myers & Co is a full-service firm employing nearly 50 staff and became part of the MAPD Group in 2022.
