Property partners to join Pinsent Masons

21 July 2010

Mike Edge, whose recruitment to Pinsent Masons was announced in March, joins the firm this week as head of the property team in Manchester. He was previously national head of the real estate practice at Halliwells.

Two further property specialists - partner Rachel Pitman and associate Phillip Birchall - will also join the firm this week from Halliwells.

Pinsent Masons' head of property practice Adrian Barlow said:

'Mike is an experienced and high profile operator with a towering market presence in the region. Mike, Rachel and Phillip will add greater depth to our wider regional practice and make a significant contribution to our client offering in the market place.'

For further information please contact:

Paul Beadle
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Notes to Editors:

Mike Edge works with a range of clients across the property business world - developers, investors, institutions and occupiers, with the development arena a particular focus in recent years. Mike was a partner at Halliwells for 11 years, 9 years as head of the property practice. The property team achieved high levels of profitable growth and the practice grew to four times its original size. Whilst at Halliwells Mike held positions on the Main Board and the Remuneration Committee.

Previously he was a property partner in Slater Heelis, Manchester for ten years.

Rachel Pitman and Phillip Birchall have both been at Halliwells for the whole of their career to date.

Rachel Pitman is highly regarded for her work on retail, leisure and residential development schemes, including site assembly acquisitions and disposals. She also has considerable investment experience and has successfully led teams of lawyers working on landlord and tenant portfolios and high volume transactional work.

Phillip Birchall’s experience includes town centre re-development schemes, acquisition and development finance and landlord and tenant work.

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