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01 October 2021
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Payne Hicks Beach—Paul Dorrans

Payne Hicks Beach strengthens its international Dispute Resolution practice with new Partner hire
Leading Central London law firm, Payne Hicks Beach LLP, is pleased to announce that Paul Dorrans has joined the Dispute Resolution practice as a Partner. Paul joins the firm from Simmons & Simmons with over 15 years’ experience advising on complex financial services disputes, contentious regulatory investigations, fraud, and financial crime.


At Payne Hicks Beach, Paul will focus on growing his international dispute resolution practice working closely with the Private Client, Property and Family Teams, to complement and enhance these established offerings for a global client base.

Paul Dorrans, Partner at Payne Hicks Beach, commented: “Payne Hicks Beach’s Dispute Resolution department has an outstanding reputation and I‘m excited to be joining the firm. I look forward to working alongside the team in their respective fields and advising existing and prospective clients on a range of financial services disputes and regulatory investigations.”

In addition to this strategic Partner hire, the firm has promoted Isobel Symonds to Senior Associate within the Corporate Department. Isobel specialises in advising clients ranging from large international companies to private owner-managed and family businesses on acquisitions and disposals, shareholder arrangements, company reorganisations and succession planning. 

Payne Hicks Beach has also retained all three of its trainees qualifying in September 2021: Verity Sherwin will join the Private Client Department, George Clough the Employment practice and Evelyn Collins the Family Department.

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