Paul Kirkpatrick, partner, HRC Law, Manchester

Paul Kirkpatrick

Paul Kirkpatrick, partner, HRC Law, Manchester

Paul Kirkpatrick has joined Manchester-based commercial firm HRC Law as a new partner in its commercial dispute resolution team.

Joining from national law firm Shoosmiths, where he was partner and led a team of 10, Kirkpatrick will work with the HRC Law partnership to take the firm to its next phase of growth. He brings a wealth of experience in setting up and growing a commercial litigation practice working with clients within multinational corporations to fast-growth entrepreneur-led businesses. He advises on a range of complex commercial and contractual issues.

Before joining Shoosmiths in 2011, Kirkpatrick practised at Wragge & Co for seven years.

HRC Law was founded by Simon Whitehead five years ago and now has a 25-strong team working across employment, corporate & commercial, property and commercial dispute resolution.

Kirkpatrick said: 'HRC Law presented a different and attractive opportunity when I was looking for a new role in the north west. As a young and entrepreneurial firm, it was clear that HRC Law was somewhere I could make a real difference. The rest of the partner group have built their respective practice areas impressively with strong teams and an enviable client list. I look forward to doing the same.'

Richard Life, Paul Kirkpatrick, Simon Whitehead, Helen Marsh and Mark Traynor, HRC Law, Manchester

HRC Law partners

Richard Life, Paul Kirkpatrick, Simon Whitehead, Helen Marsh and Mark Traynor, HRC Law, Manchester