The partners of Paris Smith LLP are very pleased to announce that from 1st September next Mike Pavitt will be joining the firm as a partner in the Dispute Resolution department.

Mike was previously Southern Practice Head in the insolvency team at Blake Lapthorn and has throughout his career focused almost entirely on insolvency work. He has an established reputation in this field working with a number of leading Insolvency Practitioners.

Senior Partner Nick Vaughan commented ’We are delighted to welcome Mike to our practice as an Insolvency Partner. We believe his appointment is an important strategic step to consolidate and improve our practice in this field and will give added focus to the work of our existing Insolvency team in the local market place and beyond. Mike’s appointment follows on from the recent arrivals of 3 partners in our Commercial team which will further enhance the reputation of the firm.’