“DJB is an extremely client-focused, solutions driven firm” Legal 500 2018
DJB’s excellent year has been recognised in the Legal 500 2018 rankings. This includes a rise in the London Commercial Property (Corporate Occupiers) rankings from Tier 6 to Tier 3, placing it within the top 35 City firms in this category. The firm was ranked in property investment table in London for the first time and improved its Property Litigation ranking in London. They also maintained their ranking for Local Government in the City.
DJB maintained its Top Tier ranking for Commercial Property in the South West and further maintained its rankings in other disciplines in both the South West and Manchester.
Senior Partner Madeleine Davitt was awarded Hall of Fame status for her work in the real estate industry. She received particular recognition as ‘a superb tactician with boundless energy’. In total 16 DJB lawyers have been recommended including:
Robin de Wreede; Philippa Hipwell; Tom Castle; Sean Bulman; Emma Gormley; Maeve Bonner; John Smith; Sophie Philippon-Thomas; Stuart Bould; Tim Sylvester-Jones; Rachel Lindop; Janani Puvi; Zaheer Bashir; Anita Gargye.
DJB’s CEO Peter Allinson said, “We are pleased that the Legal 500 has recognised our senior team of lawyers as true specialists in real estate following their thorough independent research of the market. Our decision to resource our team with highly experienced and specialist lawyers only continues to generate excellent feedback from both the legal directories and our clients.”