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Ascott-Jones drives Business Development for Brabners Chaffe Street
6/03/2009

Legal marketing expert Deborah Ascott-Jones has joined leading law firm Brabners Chaffe Street LLP as Head of Business Development.

With over 20 years` director-level experience, Deborah has led marketing teams at some of the North West`s largest law firms, including Eversheds and Beachcrofts. For the past eight years, she has worked as Director of Marketing at Pannone.

Deborah will drive Brabners Chaffe Street`s business generation strategies across its three North West offices, which will help the firm capitalise on its established strengths across its key commercial practice areas including corporate, sport, property, employment and litigation.

"Brabners Chaffe Street is home to some of the legal sector`s leading authorities with an impressive breadth and depth of experience across its practice areas," said Deborah Ascott-Jones. "In the current market, clients need senior-level advisors they can trust to provide long-term, practical counsel for their business, and this is where the firm`s heritage of excellence puts it head and shoulders above its competitors."

"Deborah`s appointment is a real coup for the firm, as she is not only vastly experienced in the legal sector, but is also a knowledgeable and highly respected leader in the local business community," said Michael Brabner, managing partner, Brabners Chaffe Street. "Her insight into how we can maximise our position with key corporate decision makers across the region will be invaluable as we grow our business."

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Brabners Chaffe Street is a leading corporate and commercial law firm based in the North West. The firm, ranked in the UK Top 80, has offices in Manchester, Liverpool and Preston. It specialises in services for entrepreneurs, SMEs, mid-sized and large corporate clients across the UK as well as private client consultancy to business owners and high net worth individuals.

The firm has over 350 staff including 63 partners across its three offices, with nationally recognised experts in its key practice areas of corporate, commercial, property, employment, litigation, sports, social housing, charity, family and private client. Its hands-on, partner-led approach enables the firm to have an in-depth understanding of clients` needs and support their success through pragmatic and proactive advice. The firm is ranked by the Chambers and Legal 500 directories as a leader in each of its core practice areas.

For more information please contact Katie Colledge or Neil Bradley at Citypress on 0161 235 0316 or brabners@citypress.co.uk


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