Alison and her clients will add to and complement our rapidly expanding dispute resolution department where we now have over 30 contentious lawyers acting for Euro 50 and FTSE 250 clients, as well as owner-managed businesses and SMEs.
One of the North West’s leading Dispute Resolution lawyers has moved across Manchester to join HF (formerly Horwich Farrelly) as a Partner.
Alison Rocca brings over 16 years’ experience to HF – and a reputation as a dispute resolution specialist with experience of several high-profile, high-value cases.
Her experience covers a wide range of cases including commercial disputes such as shareholder fallouts, property disputes and probate and inheritance claims.
Alison’s arrival further supports the fast-developing Commercial team at HF, which has quickly expanded to over 30 specialists reaffirming HF’s growing reputation as a full service law firm.
Alison Rocca, Partner at HF said, “I am really excited to be joining HF as a dispute resolution partner and to be given a first-class platform from which to service my clients and to help grow HF’s Commercial Services offering. The Commercial team in Manchester is growing at a rapid pace and I very much look forward to being part of a focused and dedicated team who put excellent client service at the heart of everything they do.”
Ronan McCann, CEO and Managing Partner at HF added, “We are delighted to welcome Alison to HF. Alison and her clients will add to and complement our rapidly expanding dispute resolution department where we now have over 30 contentious lawyers acting for Euro 50 and FTSE 250 clients, as well as owner-managed businesses and SMEs.
“Our growth plans continue as we scale our contentious and non-contentious commercial legal services offering through organic growth, M&A and lateral hires, both in Manchester and in our recently established and growing York office.”
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