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Winckworth Sherwood—Amy Brown

14 January 2020
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Law firm expands team with appointment of senior associate

Law firm Winckworth Sherwood has continued to boost its growing Oxford and Thames Valley real estate team with the appointment of senior associate Amy Brown.

Amy joins from Knights plc where she worked with Jamie Barton and Richard Mulcock before they also moved to Winckworth Sherwood as partners last year. The trio previously worked together at BrookStreet des Roches LLP prior to its acquisition by Knights in 2019.

Amy has over a decade of legal experience with clients including many of the UK’s largest retail and leisure operators, such as McDonald’s, Arcadia Group and Oxfam.

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