TLT expands its commercial services group with new disputes hires

Law firm TLT has hired a number of new dispute lawyers to reinforce its commercial services group’s offering to clients across the UK.

The firm has welcomed eight new lawyers including two managing associates, two senior associates and four associates, all working from different locations in Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow and London – further expanding TLT’s geographical reach in terms of litigation work.

The associates, who all boast a wide range of experience working on some of the most complex and high-profile disputes in the UK in specialist areas including pensions litigation, international arbitration and digital fraud, will play a key part in building resource and strengthening the commercial disputes team, diversifying the services offered to clients and helping support the firm in achieving its ambition growth strategy to 2025.

Commenting on the new hires, partner and head of commercial dispute resolution Chris Owen said:

“It’s fantastic to see how far our commercial litigation team has come. The team as expanded significantly in the last year to meet a growing demand from clients in the disputes arena and to position ourselves as the go-to litigation firm in the UK. We’re especially pleased to have recruited across our offices in Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow and London expanding our reach and allowing us to work with our clients on the ground in different locations.

“With uncertain economic times ahead, it’s inevitable that we will see an increase in disputes work and we’ve ensured our team is equipped with the right blend of resources and talent to continue delivering a best-in-class service to clients. It’s been great to welcome a host of exceptional lawyers to our commercial disputes team who have hit the ground running and are already delivering for our clients.

The new appointments follow an exceptional year in terms of financial growth during which TLT achieved a record financial year with 30% turnover growth in 2021/2022. TLT’s record revenue of £144m, up from £110m in 2020/2021, exceeded the £140m target initially set for 2025. The hires also follow a year of success in terms of TLT advancing its people-first culture with the launch of TLT World – a fully flexible approach to working which empowers its people to choose when and where they work based on their own needs.