Squire Patton Boggs is further strengthening its UK Litigation Practice with the addition of Victoria Callicott, who joins the firm in Birmingham as a partner from Eversheds Sutherland. Ms. Callicott is the latest partner to join the Litigation Practice following the arrival of Ellie Pinnells, who joined the firm in May to lead the Birmingham team.
Noted as a ‘Rising Star’ by Legal 500, Ms. Callicott is a commercial litigator with expertise in complex, high value domestic and cross-border corporate, commercial and contractual disputes (including fraud, warranty claims and business protection disputes), with particular experience in the industrials, automotive, aerospace and utilities sectors. Her experience also includes advising on supply chain risk management and guiding clients successfully through alternative dispute resolution.
UK head of Litigation, Stephen Sampson said: “We have sought to broaden and diversify our practice as client demand for our services across a wide range of disputes has increased. Victoria has a reputation for her technical ability and strategic nous and she will be a real asset working with Ellie Pinnells, our head of Litigation in Birmingham, as we continue to grow and develop our practice across the UK.”
Tom Durrant, managing partner in Birmingham, added: “We are building a formidable Litigation team in Birmingham under the leadership of new partner Ellie Pinnells, and we are excited to welcome Victoria to the firm. Victoria brings fresh connections and relationships, along with an appetite for developing new business. She will fit in well here and complement our expansion plans for the office.”
On joining the firm, Ms. Callicott commented: “Squire Patton Boggs has exciting growth plans for both the Litigation Practice and the Birmingham office, which made the opportunity to join the firm too good to miss. I am looking forward to meeting my new colleagues and getting started in my new role.”
Ms. Callicott follows the appointment of Litigation partners Lee Norman and Ben Johnson in Manchester, Lucy Webster and Christian Toms in London, and the promotion to partner of Michael Davar, also in London.