Oct 2013
Surrey-based, entrepreneurial law firm, Downs Solicitors LLP, are pleased to announce the merger with Cobham-based solicitors, Lowrie & Co. The combined practices will operate under the name “Downs Solicitors LLP” and will be headed by Senior Partner, Chris Shipley.
The merger is part of Downs’ continued planned expansion strategy and they will be joined by the specialist residential property firm, Lowrie & Co, from 1 October 2013.
Chris Shipley said: “The merger is part of our planned programme of expansion and by growing our practice it puts us in a stronger position to respond to the marketplace by providing clients with the legal services they want. From this new location, we will be able to expand our family, residential property, wills and probate, dispute resolution and employment services thereby benefitting families and individuals in the Cobham area. Businesses will also benefit from the availability of a much broader range of commercial expertise, including corporate, commercial property, employment, litigation and corporate insolvency and recovery. We will also offer a range of notarial services. I strongly believe the merger will bring added value to our clients.
Downs Solicitors LLP is a modern, forward-looking law firm with a strong combination of skills and expertise, offering an extensive range of services to today’s individual and business clients. We believe that Lowrie & Co complements Downs and together we can offer an exciting and fresh approach to legal services in Cobham and the surrounding areas.”
The merger will expand Downs’ presence in Surrey and bring the number of offices the firm has across the County to three
As a result of the merger, Julia Lowrie will become a Consultant and will continue to operate from her current office in the High Street, Cobham.
Julia added: “The news has given a huge boost to the team, who are delighted to now be part of such a progressive and successful larger practice. The merger allows us to provide a wider range of services to clients, who we would normally have to refer on to others if we did not have the relevant specialist to be able to advise them. Joining with Downs gives us the ability to offer our clients the complete service, whatever their legal matter may be.”
