Thrings Strengthens Commercial Property Offering with Triple Appointment

Leading commercial law firm Thrings has recruited three specialist solicitors to advise its fast-growing portfolio of commercial property clients.

Partner Edward Jackman, associate Iain Mason and solicitor Natalia Sokolov have joined Thrings – which has offices in Bristol, Bath, Swindon and London – to further strengthen the firm's commercial property and construction offering.

Edward arrives at Thrings from Brookstreet Des Roches, where he had been a partner since 2005.

He has broad experience of commercial property work, in particular advising clients on the acquisition and disposal of land for development, commercial landlord and tenant transactions and property work in the utilities sector. Edward has also acted for FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies, as well as large private companies and private clients.

Iain moves to Thrings from Stone King, where he was an associate solicitor in the firm’s business property team. His experience includes the sale and purchase of freehold and leasehold properties, acting on the grant of commercial leases, and development and regeneration projects.

Iain has provided commercial property advice to a range of clients, including small and medium-sized enterprises, owner-managed businesses, large corporates, private individuals, investors and lenders.

Natalia, who joins from Clarke Willmott, specialises in construction law. She has acted for a number of clients from the renewable energy sector – particularly wind, solar and biogas – and has acted on a range of major domestic and international construction and engineering projects.

In her new role, Natalia will advise clients on construction procurement, dispute resolution and in the management of construction and engineering contracts. She will also use her extensive experience of negotiating building contracts, professional appointments, collateral warranties, bonds and guarantees for national and international developers, employers and contractors.

Colin Stratton, Commercial Property Partner at Thrings, said: “Edward, Iain and Natalia are joining at an extremely exciting time for the firm and I am confident their expertise will only enhance Thrings’ strong reputation for commercial and corporate work. The appointment of three such experienced legal professionals not only supports our strategic approach to growth, but it will also enable Thrings to continue providing its commercial property clients with the specialist legal advice they have come to expect.”