Corporate team grows with new appointments

Schofield Sweeney, an award-winning legal firm has announced the expansion of its corporate team, reflecting on the Firm’s continued growth and commitment to excellence in legal services.

They welcome two accomplished professionals and a recently qualified solicitor to their corporate team, reinforcing their position as a trusted adviser in all corporate aspects of law.

Saby Sambhi has joined the firm as a director after previously working at Blacks Solicitors LLP. He has over a decade of experience acting for clients of all sizes, with extensive experience in the holiday and home parks, manufacturing and tele-communication industries. Saby regularly advises his clients on high value and complex disposals and acquisitions in addition to reorganisations/restructures and shareholder arrangements. Sambhi commented, “I’m absolutely delighted to join Schofield Sweeney. The corporate team has an excellent reputation in the market and has grown considerably in recent years in terms of headcount and deal volume. I am looking forward to helping the team to continue to grow and thrive, increasing the number, value and complexity of the matters which the team deals with.”

Ben Stephens has joined the team as a solicitor. His specialisms include acquisitions and disposals, management buyouts and buy-ins, franchising and pre-pack insolvency transactions. He has joined the firm from Weightmans, having qualified in August 2020.

Liam Murphy started his training contract with Schofield Sweeney in September 2022, after working across several teams in the firm including dispute resolution and real estate, he qualified as a solicitor in September into the corporate team, where he has been based for the past year.

Steven Millward, partner in the corporate team commented, “It is an exciting time for the team and the Firm as we expand and build upon our already strong offering. 2024 has been another year of growth for us as a team and we have visibility of a strong pipeline of activity over the coming months.
We now have a team of 25 dedicated corporate specialists with expertise in a range of sectors and are well positioned to help collaborate with our ambitious clients as they seek to execute their strategic aims and objectives We are delighted to be recognised as a Times Best Law Firm and a Sunday Times Best Places to Work. Schofield Sweeney continues to go from strength to strength, and the calibre of new recruits reflects this.”

Schofield Sweeney’s corporate team is one of the largest in the region with coverage at all levels, it is well positioned to take opportunities in the market as they approach a busy Autumn.