The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire September 2014 Edition | Page 19

IN PROFILE
What sectors of law do you
specialise in?
Thrings, as a firm, specialises in a number of sectors.
We don’t have too many though, as we want to be true
specialists in our field. The core areas of our expertise are
agriculture and food, defence and aerospace, energy and
waste, financial services and technology.

What areas of law are you
particularly passionate about?
I particularly enjoy mergers and acquisitions, downstream
oil, defence and engineering and FMCG (fast-moving
consumer goods).
However, the real passion for me is the client and the
people I work with. I deal with all kinds of organisations –
from owner managed businesses to global PLCs – and each
comes with different emotions and pressures that require
different support and guidance.

JOHN DAVIES
Partner Thrings

Last month, TBE visited Thrings’
offices in Drakes Meadow,
Swindon, to interview Client
Partner, John Davies. Originally
from Mountain Ash in the
Cynon Valley, South Wales,
John has been with Thrings for
17 years. He joined the firm
(then Townsends) in 1997 as a
paralegal and completed all of
his legal training before climbing
the ranks to the position of
partner in 2003.
John is a very approachable and
down-to-earth character and
perhaps this is where his success
lies. Not one to tie you up in
legal jargon, John is straight
talking and makes law sound
remarkably uncomplicated.
We chatted to John about his
time at Thrings, his greatest
achievements and the firm’s
plans for the coming years.

What would you class as your
biggest career achievement?
My long-t