City firm Laytons ETL has strengthened its commercial real estate and construction offering with the acquisition of specialist London firm Cannings Connolly. The deal creates a firm of 72 lawyers, with 31 partners.
The acquisition is the first since Laytons joined the ETL Global network of professional services firms, which employs 18,000 people in more than 50 countries, in 2021. John Abbott, Laytons ETL’s managing partner, said it would be the first step in a growth plan. 'Welcoming Cannings Connolly adds valuable new strings to our bow,' he said. 'The addition of construction and planning litigation services fulfils a strategic aim and provides a further boost to our thriving commercial real estate and property litigation practices.'
Cannings Connolly equity partners Simon Jones and Guy Bate have joined Laytons ETL as partners and the firm will relocate from its offices on Carter Lane to Laytons ETL’s headquarters in Old Broad Street.
Jones said, 'Laytons ETL is a great cultural fit for us, and the firm’s breadth and depth of expertise means we will now be able to offer our clients an even wider range of legal services. Gaining access to the wider ETL Global network will also open up new opportunities for many of our clients, providing them with the potential to access joined-up advice on international matters, delivered collaboratively by members of the same professional family.'
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