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Nazia Aftab, Solicitor, Commercial Litigation Department

Nazia Aftab, Solicitor, Commercial Litigation Department

Nazia qualified locally in August 2001. Having initially specialised in contentious employment matters, Nazia now specialises in resolving commercial, contractual and intellectual property disputes. Nazia handles a variety of cases including high value debt claims, trademark infringement claims and acts for employers in breach of restrictive covenants claims against employees.

Email: n.aftab@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610313
 

Paul Bennett, Partner and Head of Commercial Litigation Department

Paul Bennett, Partner and Head of Commercial Litigation Department

Paul, a founder partner of Endeavour, has extensive commercial litigation experience gained over 30 years as a solicitor, particularly in contract and business disputes. As one of the few solicitors qualified as a Solicitor-Advocate, he has the right to represent clients in the higher Civil Courts. A pioneer of alternative dispute resolution, Paul frequently represents clients in mediations, arbitrations and commercial tribunals.

Email: p.bennett@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610311
 

Lee Bramley, Partner, Commercial Litigation Department

Lee Bramley, Partner, Commercial Litigation Department

After training with Punch Robson Solicitors, Lee qualified in 2000 and joined Endeavour in 2002. Lee was promoted to the role of Associate in 2006 and became a partner in August 2007. He deals with all aspects of commercial litigation particularly property litigation, insolvency litigation and claims on behalf of commercial agents. Lee also has expertise in contentious probate.

Email: l.bramley@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610337
 

Jamie Brown, Associate, Commercial Property Department

Jamie Brown, Associate, Commercial Property Department

Jamie joined Endeavour’s Commercial Property Department after qualifying as a solicitor in September 2002 and was promoted to the role of Associate in 2008. Jamie deals with a full range of property transactions including development work and ex industrial land sales.

Email: j.brown@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610318
 

Julie Bruce, Partner and Head of Employment Department

Julie Bruce, Partner and Head of Employment Department

Julie was based previously with national heavyweight law firms Eversheds and Hammonds for 10 years before joining Endeavour. Julie has gained the full breadth of experience in all aspects of contentious and non contentious employment law for clients ranging from plcs to owner/managed businesses.

Email: j.bruce@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610326
 

Paul Bury, Partner and Head of Corporate Department

Paul Bury, Partner and Head of Corporate Department

Paul, one of the original four founding partners, has been based on Teesside throughout his 26 years legal career and has a wealth of experience in all aspects of corporate & commercial law, both transactional and non-transactional but with the emphasis on non transactional work such as company law, intellectual property,commercial contracts and franchising.

Email: p.bury@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610308

 

Fiona Denham, Solicitor, Corporate Department

Fiona Denham, Solicitor, Corporate Department

Fiona qualified in September 2005 after training with Endeavour. She now acts as assistant to Corporate Partners Toby Tilly and Joanna Smith in handling a varied transactional caseload.

 

Email: f.denham@endeavourpartnership.com

DD: 01642 610343

Catherine Devereux, Solicitor, Employment Department

Catherine Devereux, Solicitor, Employment Department

Catherine specialises in the non-contentious side of employment law including drafting contracts, advising on policies/procedures, unfair dismissal law, redundancy, discrimination.  Catherine also regularly provides corporate support including advising upon TUPE issues. Catherine qualified in December 2003.

Email: c.devereux@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610320
 

Lewis Goodwin, Solicitor, Corporate Department

Lewis Goodwin, Solicitor, Corporate Department

Lewis qualified in April 2005 after training with Endeavour and assists Corporate Head Paul Bury in complex transactional matters.

Email: l.goodwin@endeavourpartnership.com 

DD: 01642 610321

 

David Hunter, Consultant, Corporate Department and Head of Business Development

David Hunter, Consultant, Corporate Department and Head of Business Development

After gaining considerable experience as a commercial lawyer with large national and regional law firms, David joined Endeavour in March 2006. His areas of expertise include negotiating and drafting commercial arrangements, advising businesses in identifying, protecting, managing and exploiting their intellectual property and advising upon regulatory and legal compliance issues.  David has a particular specialism in e-commerce law. David also heads up Endeavour's Business Development function.

 

Email: d.hunter@endeavourpartnership.com

DD: 01642 610347
 

Andrew Maisey, Consultant, Commercial Property Department

Andrew Maisey, Consultant, Commercial Property Department

Andrew was one of the four founding partners and took up his new role as a consultant within the Commercial Department in August 2008.  Andrew has considerable expertise in commercial property law.

Email: a.maisey@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610310
 

Satpal Pandal, Solicitor, Commercial Property Department

Satpal Pandal, Solicitor, Commercial Property Department

Satpal joined Endeavour Partnership's Property Department in 2007 after qualifying as a solicitor. Satpal deals with many types of property transactions, particularly in the licensed trade sector.

Email: s.pandal@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610345
 

George Parker Fuller, Associate, Commercial Property Department

George Parker Fuller, Associate, Commercial Property Department

George has worked in legal practice since 2001 and qualified as a solicitor in 2007. George joined Endeavour as an associate from the commercial office of Tilly Bailey & Irvine in Hartlepool in 2009. George deals with all aspects of commercial property transactions and has acted for regional developers, pension funds, individuals and property investment companies in the acquisition, leasing and disposal of development sites, commercial estates and multi-let portfolios.

E-mail: g.parker-fuller@endeavourpartnership.com

DD: 01642 610350

Mobile: 07564 193770

Quentin Pearson, Consultant, Commercial Property Department

Quentin Pearson, Consultant, Commercial Property Department

Quentin was one of the four founding partners who set up Endeavour in 1999 after departing from Punch Robson. He has extensive experience in commercial property transactions. Quentin's particular interest lies in property development work in the connection with business and retail parks.

Email: q.pearson@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610309
 

Anna Rabin, Consultant, Commercial Property Department

Anna Rabin, Consultant, Commercial Property Department

Anna is a highly experienced construction specialist who was previously head of Construction and Engineering at City firm Jeffrey Green Russell. Anna is able to provide non-contentious construction and engineering advice and has advised a wide range of clients including residential and commercial property developers, major investment funds and banks.

Email: a.rabin@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610346
 

Alex Smith, Solicitor, Commercial Litigation Department

Alex Smith, Solicitor, Commercial Litigation Department

Alex qualified in February 2008 after training with Endeavour and has experience in dealing with a range of contentious and non-contentious matters.

Email: a.smith@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610340
 

Joanna Smith, Partner, Corporate Department

Joanna Smith, Partner, Corporate Department

Joanna qualified in 1997 and worked in Newcastle for 5 years before returning to Teesside to join Endeavour in 2000.  Joanna deals with a wide range of corporate transactional work which includes company sales and acquisitions, MBO's, demergers and reconstructions as well as corporate finance and corporate recovery work .

Email: j.smith@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610317
 

Kerry Sturman, Solicitor, Commercial Team

Kerry Sturman, Solicitor, Commercial Team

Kerry completed her training contract with Endeavour and qualified in 2002.  She has particular expertise in advising upon franchising matters, EMI schemes, shareholder agreements and joint venture agreements .  Kerry regularly prepares terms and conditions of business and trading agreements.

Email: k.sturman@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610316
 

Toby Tilly, Senior Partner, Corporate Department

Toby Tilly, Senior Partner, Corporate Department

Toby joined Endeavour from Eversheds in December 2000. Listed in the "Legal 500" and with a reputation for technical acumen which few in the profession can match, Toby specialises in transactional work such as corporate finance, venture capital projects and acquisition/disposals.

Email: t.tilly@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610307
 

Niklas Tunley, Associate, Corporate Department

Niklas Tunley, Associate, Corporate Department

After training with Tilly Bailey & Irvine, Nik qualified as a solicitor in 2004 continuing to work in that firm's corporate department. Nik joined Endeavour's corporate department as an associate in November 2009. Nik deals with a wide range of corporate transactional work, predominantly in the SME sector, including the sale and purchase of assets (including in distressed circumstances), acquisition and disposal of shares in private limited companies and management buy outs/ins; together with private equity investment work.

Email: n.tunley@endeavourpartnership.com

DD: 01642 610351

Mobile: 07540 286102

Simon Wake, Managing Partner and Head of Commercial Property Department

Simon Wake, Managing Partner and Head of Commercial Property Department

Simon practised commercial property law for a number of years with national firm Eversheds before joining Endeavour in 2000. Simon has considerable experience in handling large scale property deals, commercial landlord and tenant, development and the property aspects of corporate transactions.

Email: s.wake@endeavourpartnership.com
DD: 01642 610336