Pictured above: (l-r) Richard Baisley (corporate finance partner), Dawn Sebbage, Stephanie Hughes, Ben Jones, Harminder Sandhu (managing partner), Colin Rodrigues (corporate finance partner), Ruth Coleridge

Hawkins Hatton, the West Midlands based corporate law firm, celebrated its 5th anniversary with a dinner for clients and professional associates at Weston Park in Staffordshire.

When it opened its Dudley offices in 2006 Hawkins Hatton became one of the first niche corporate law firms outside of Birmingham to be launched in the West Midlands. Since then the firm has continued to grow fee income and has developed a growing reputation in the merger and acquisition market, despite having to contend with the credit crunch and recession.

Based in Castlegate Way, Dudley, Hawkins Hatton has a team of 14 solicitors led by corporate partner Colin Rodrigues and managing partner Harminder Sandhu. As well as advising businesses on sales, mergers and acquisitions, the firm has a growing commercial property arm and handles a full range of corporate and commercial transactions, including employment law and dispute resolution. 

At the anniversary dinner Colin Rodrigues said: "Our whole ethos is about working in partnership and we've had tremendous support from both clients and associates within the professional services sector over the last five years. During this time we have continued to make steady progress despite the obvious challenges that all new businesses have faced over recent years.

"The fact that we are now handling deals on an international scale shows just how far we have come and we're looking forward to growing the firm further as the economic climate becomes more favourable for corporate transactions and in particular merger and acquisition activity."

For more information about Hawkins Hatton, please visit their website here: www.hawkinshatton.co.uk