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Weightmans—Mike Clifford

09 August 2019
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Corporate & healthcare expert joins as partner in Birmingham

Weightmans has bolstered its Midlands offering with the appointment of corporate and healthcare partner Mike Clifford in the Birmingham office.

Mike previously spent more than nine years with Capsticks Solicitors, where he served as partner and head of independent healthcare, and also spent nine years with Hammonds LLP. He advises corporations, private companies and investors on a wide range of matters, including M&A deals, joint ventures and reorganisations, and offers particular expertise in providing corporate advice to private, public and third sector organisations in the healthcare industry.

Mike is the fourth partner to join Weightmans’ Birmingham office in the last eight months.

He commented: ‘Weightmans has an impressive national corporate and commercial practice and a nationally recognised reputation for its work in the health and care markets. As a full service national commercial law firm our clients can benefit from the vast expertise available within the wider firm, and access to some truly first-rate lawyers.’

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