Nelsons—Chris Rees

East Midlands firm Nelsons Solicitors has welcomed back former partner Chris Rees to its Leicester office.

Chris (pictured, left) originally joined the firm in 1998 as a trainee, and went on to become a partner in 2005 until he departed in 2014. After almost five years as the head of the corporate and commercial team in the Leicester branch of Howes Percival LLP, he has now returned to Nelsons to take up his former position of partner. Chris specialises in handling corporate finance matters, including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and corporate reorganisation. He also offers expertise in banking matters, particularly real estate and development finance.

Chris commented: ‘As a leading law firm in the East Midlands, Nelsons is renowned for the quality of its work and its forward-thinking approach. I am absolutely delighted to be returning to help develop the corporate services offering in Leicester, as well as across the whole of the East Midlands.

‘During my time away from Nelsons, the law firm has evolved as a business and I have grown as a lawyer. My return to Nelsons is the right move for me—I see myself and the business as a perfect fit.’

Nelsons’ chief executive Stewart Vandermark (right) said: ‘We are delighted to welcome Chris back to our team. One of Chris’ main objectives in his role is to grow our corporate services offering with a specific focus on the development of our Leicester office.

‘Chris coming back to the business is like welcoming back an old friend. He will be able to look at our business with an outsider perspective, which in turn will assist in our ongoing evolution and development. He re-joins at an exciting time as we are developing ambitious plans for the future and I am sure he will play a key role in helping us achieve them.’