Board appointments at Spire Solicitors LLP

Commercial property team partners Protima Sikdar-Wood and Howard Bailey have been appointed as board members at Spire Solicitors LLP.

Sikdar-Wood and Bailey have a broad network of professional services advisors and commercial clients.

The firm's commercial property department covers transactional work including advice on development finance and secured lending (a particular specialism of Sikdar-Wood's), as well as acting for landlords and tenants in connection with their leases of retail, industrial and office units. They also work on development projects, acting for developments involving a variety of sites and stakeholders (a particular specialism of Bailey's).

Spire Senior Partner Carl Heywood commented: 'We are excited to welcome Protima and Howard as Members of Spire. This is an exciting time for Spire as we look at new opportunities in what is the tenth year since Spire was established following the merger of 3 historic Norfolk firms.

Both Howard and Protima have a proven track record in their practice areas and have been instrumental in shaping and delivering an extremely successful client focused and commercially driven team. There is no doubt that they have a key role to play in the future of Spire and their strategic vision is essential to ensure that Spire continues to meet the ever-evolving needs of our diverse range of clients. Speaking on behalf of the existing Members of Spire, we look forward to working with them as Spire continues to grow.'

Sikdar-Wood, head of the commercial property department, said: 'I am delighted to have become a Member of Spire, it is such a tremendous business. I am excited by the opportunity to continue to lead and shape its future alongside the existing members.'

Bailey added: 'I echo the comments made by Protima and I am looking forward to getting involved with the leadership of the business in the months and years to come. Protima and I joined the firm at a similar time and have always worked closely together. This is one of the reasons why I’m so pleased to be joining the membership with her.'