Clarke Willmott’s Southampton office expands with several new joiners

The Southampton office of national firm Clarke Willmott LLP has expanded with a series of new joiners across several practice areas.

Greg Goodman re-joins from Blake Morgan. Greg is a senior associate in the Commercial Property team with experience in all areas of commercial property.

Associate Ariaan Wilson has been appointed to the commercial property team, joining from George Ide and bringing experience in landlord and tenant, investment, development, agriculture, asset management, section 5 and enfranchisement matters.

In the commercial and private client litigation team, Chris Hawkes joins as a solicitor. Having recently qualified with a regional Hampshire firm, Chris advises clients across a broad range of sectors on all areas of dispute resolution, including court proceedings, mediation and arbitration and debt recovery.

Several paralegals have also been appointed including Joe Wheeler in the corporate and commercial team and Krishnan Pillay and Megan Rusca in the commercial property team.

Kelvin Balmont, Chairman and head of Clarke Willmott’s Southampton office, said: “It is great to be expanding our office with six new recruits who will bolster several of our busy teams.

“We are committed to expanding the office further and building on our already impressive reputation in Southampton.”