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Gaffney, centre, welcomed to the firm by business services head Fiona Parry and head of real estate litigation Kevin Lee. Credit: via MC2

Gaffney joins Hill Dickinson

Moving from Squire Patton Boggs, Mark Gaffney has joined the law firm’s Manchester office as a real estate partner.

With 23 years of partner-level experience, Gaffney brings extensive expertise in development and regeneration, joint ventures, public sector funding, leasing, management and portfolio transactions.

Working on the developer-side, over the last decade he has worked on the raft of projects that have seen around £1bn of residential-led development around Ancoats and New Islington.

Gaffney, who will continue to service property developers in his role at Hill Dickinson, both in the North West and nationally, has been recognised by both the Legal 500 UK and Chambers UK.

Hill Dickinson said the appointment further supports the continued growth of its Manchester office and the firm’s wider business services group.

Within the last 12 months, the firm has made a dozen senior lateral hires into business services, the largest of its three broadly defined business groups.

The firm will this year move from its long-term Manchester home on Fountain Street to Gary Neville’s No1 St Michael’s development in 2025.

Fiona Parry, head of the business services group at Hill Dickinson, said: “Mark’s arrival at Hill Dickinson is the latest in a series of over 20 top quality lateral hires we have made firmwide in the past two years, adding capacity and depth to our overall legal services offering.”

Parry added: “The market is sitting up and taking note. Mark’s addition to our national real estate team, and the clients he has brought with him, make him a valuable addition to our Manchester office.”

Darren Hamer, head of Manchester real estate at the firm, noted that the new government’s focus on major regeneration projects makes this a significant time to push the firm’s services forward.

He said: “Throughout his career, Mark has worked on a variety of projects and is recognised in the industry for his deep sector expertise. He will support us in providing industry-leading legal advice to our clients and we’re all excited that he’s become part of our team.

Gaffney concluded: “Hill Dickinson is home to some of the top legal talent in the region so I’m proud to have joined its real estate team in Manchester.

“With the firm being in such an exciting period of growth, not just here but across the UK and internationally as well, this move gives me the platform to work with Hill Dickinson’s diverse client base and contribute further to expanding our team’s presence in the region.”

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