Law firm Irwin Mitchell has bolstered its ESG practice hiring Keith Davidson from Mills & Reeve as a new partner in the planning and environment team.
Davidson, who is a former environment commissioner for Greater Manchester and was head of environment at Mills & Reeve, will transfer his own environmental practice at ELM Law and team up with Irwin Mitchell’s national head of planning and environment Claire Petricca-Riding in the firm’s Manchester office.
Davidson said: “I’m delighted to join forces with Claire and her team and excited about creating the new net zero hub to help businesses accelerate climate action.”
Petricca-Riding added: “There is an urgent need for all companies in the UK to take climate action in the next five years. We plan to offer useful net zero legal products and services that stand out from our competitors. I can’t wait to start working with Keith on these exciting new initiatives.”
Adrian Barlow, director of property legal services at Irwin Mitchell said: “Irwin Mitchell is ideally placed to exploit this market with its wide range of ESG legal advisory services, strong international network and reputation as a leading responsible business. Keith will play an important part in helping us to fulfil Irwin Mitchell’s ambitions in this field. We warmly welcome him to the practice.”
