Three new recruits have joined the specialist construction team at Clarion.
Brandon Pizarro has joined the team as an associate. He qualified last year at a law firm in Gibraltar before relocating back to the UK and taking up a role as an associate in the real estate team of a firm in Manchester.
He has experience of both commercial property and construction work, advising clients across a range of sectors, including development and asset management in both the public and private sector.
With an MSC in real estate from Northumbria University and a graduate diploma in law from the University of Leeds, Alice Webster has become a paralegal within the construction practice after completing a post-graduate diploma in professional legal practice at the University of Law in Leeds.
Finally, the team has welcomed Lauren Gannon, who joins as a junior paralegal.
Established five years ago and led by partner Phil Morrison, the Clarion construction team, which sits within the real estate practice, is now made up of nine people after another three colleagues joined it last year.
Morrison said: “Having joined Clarion in 2017 as its first dedicated construction lawyer, we have grown into an extremely busy practice. In particular, post-Grenfell, we have seen a marked increase in demand for our expertise around fire protection as organisations seek to enforce more rigorous safety measures. We also work closely with colleagues across the banking, commercial property and energy teams to complement their services.
“With the housebuilding, commercial property and renewable energy markets continuing to flourish, we expect to be even busier and it’s vital that we not only add to our capacity to look after clients, but also that we invest time in sharing our expertise and supporting new talent entering this specialist area of law. We are pleased to be welcoming Brandon, Alice and Lauren as they develop their careers with us.”
Pizarro commented: “I’m delighted to be joining Clarion as it offers a unique opportunity—the chance to be a part of a rapidly growing firm with an exciting variety of work on offer, but which maintains a real sense of community within the workplace. I’m looking forward to being able to develop my skills and knowledge within the construction team.”
Pictured: Lauren Gannon, Caitlin McFall, Jacob Crooke, Phil Morrison, Brandon Pizzaro, Siobhan Dexter and Alice Webster / Image source: Clarion
