FEATURE
Teesside team – from left to right, Jack Reynolds, Leah Duffield, Rachel List, Samantha Alderton, Claire Rance and Oliver Hebdon.
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SCALING UP
Less than a year after bringing Leah Duffield into the fold, leading law firm Muckle LLP is growing exponentially on Teesside. Samantha Alderton and Oliver Hebdon are the latest to join the burgeoning team, demonstrating steady growth alongside increasing client needs.
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Real estate expertise Samantha Alderton, from Stockton, joins Muckle as an associate solicitor in its real estate team. She will support Gail Bennett, head of real estate, and Rachel List, real estate partner, as well as the wider team on a variety of real estate legal matters.
Samantha said:“ I was drawn to real estate law because of its transactional element. Every transaction is unique. I get to know our clients and their businesses on a deeper level, which is really important.”
Before joining Muckle, Samantha worked in the construction industry for several years before training and working with a well-known local law firm, where she gained commercial experience and qualified into real estate. Samantha advises on a wide range of general real estate transactions, including landlord-tenant, sales and acquisitions, secured lending and development.
Samantha already knows joining Muckle is the right choice:“ It seemed like the natural next step in my career, and being part of the firm’ s growth in Teesside is really exciting. I am already feeling settled into life at Muckle. Everyone has been so welcoming.”
Leading corporate advice Oliver Hebdon joins Muckle as a corporate finance partner, strengthening the firm’ s existing reputation in the region. He will primarily lead on M & A activity and support the acquisitive growth and succession planning of businesses in Teesside and beyond, drawing on support from the wider top-tier-ranked corporate finance team.
Having originally trained in Hertfordshire, Oliver has practised in the North-East since qualification and lives in Teesside.
Oliver said:“ I love the fast-paced nature