Posted: 24/02/2011
Penningtons Solicitors LLP is pleased to announce the recruitment of two senior lawyers to its City office. Clare Archer joins the private client team as a partner while corporate and commercial consultant Teja Picton-Howell has joined the firm's India group.
Clare Archer specialises in tax planning, the administration of complex and large estates, and a wide range of asset protection and equity work. She joins from Rooks Rider where she had been a partner for the last eight years and has a great deal of experience with onshore and increasingly offshore private clients. Clare is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and chairs the editorial board for the England and Wales and UK entries for the International Yearbook. She also writes the probate section. She was a panel deputy of the Office of the Public Guardian for many years and is also a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists.
Penningtons' firmwide private client team is recognised as a market leader by both Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession and The Legal 500. Private Client Practitioner magazine has named it as one of the top 25 law firms.
Teja Picton-Howell has over 25 years' experience as a corporate finance and commercial lawyer. He was an associate with Nabarro Nathanson before establishing his own practice, Picton Howell, which he merged with EMW Law in 2008 to form EMW Picton Howell LLP. He advises clients in India, Europe, the Gulf and the UK, including businesses in the financial services, life sciences, IT and telecoms sectors. His recent transactions include projects for Inventages life sciences capital fund, the Essar Group (India) and CRISIL (The Credit Rating Agency of India). He carries out an increasing amount of inward investment work for overseas companies entering the UK. Teja is a non executive director of the Reggae Reggae Group of companies (of Dragons' Den fame). He is also a member of the London Chamber of Commerce's Asian Business Association and the Royal Commonwealth Society. He is a trustee of the India based international charity CRY (Child Rights and You).
Penningtons' India group provides commercial, corporate, dispute resolution, commercial property and tax planning advice to a broad range of Indian clients in the UK and also has strong links with businesses in India. It was established in 1992 by Penningtons partner Rustam Dubash. Clients include the Tata Group, Syndicate Bank, Mahindra and Mahindra, Shree Cement and Nihilent Technologies. The firm is a member of the UK India Business Council and of the Asian Business Group at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Commenting on these new appointments, Penningtons' chief executive David Raine said: "Clare and Teja have excellent reputations and we are delighted to welcome them to Penningtons. The growth of both our private client and India teams, which already have a strong presence in the market place, are an indication of our ongoing commitment to extending the depth of services we offer to clients right across our business."
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