Leading multinational fee-share firm Excello Law has grown its property litigation offering with the addition of a three-strong team of experienced lawyers. Claire-Elaine Arthurs, Rhian Horwill and Caroline Lamming-Chowen all join from fee-share platform Gunnercooke, a UK top 100 firm.
Claire-Elaine Arthurs leads the team as a property disputes specialist partner. She has more than twenty years of experience solving problems and managing risk across property litigation, regulatory (including public law) and governance matters. Claire-Elaine acts for a range of clients including property and estate managers, local authorities, landlords and tenants, company directors and boards, helping them proactively mitigate risk and resolve disputes.
Claire-Elaine comments:
“My team and I chose to join Excello because clients are genuinely at the heart of everything the firm does. Excello provides us with a reliable and supportive platform from which we can provide a great service to our clients alongside other lawyers of real calibre. The firm is ambitious and growing rapidly, embracing the changing landscape of legal services, but doing so without compromising on the values that underpin it.”
Rhian Horwill is an accomplished litigator and advises on a broad range of property and commercial disputes, including landlord and tenant matters, lease interpretation, dilapidations, boundary disputes and litigation strategy. She also has significant experience in governance, compliance and risk management, with a strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, contract oversight and organisational decision-making.
Caroline Lamming-Chowen has over a decade of experience resolving property and construction disputes, dealing with commercial litigation, inquests, public and regulatory law. She advises individuals, families, businesses, local authorities, healthcare organisations and regulatory bodies. Caroline is particularly experienced in complex investigations, high-stakes disputes and regulatory submissions, conducting advocacy in Court and other forums as needed.
The new arrivals join during a consistent growth period for Excello, which celebrated record annual turnover in its latest results. Total turnover has grown 224% overall since 2022 while the firm has maintained its approach of selectively hiring only top-quality lawyers.
Jo Losty, COO of Excello Law comments:
“We’re delighted to welcome Claire-Elaine, Rhian and Caroline to Excello. We’re proud to offer a genuine difference in the fee-share market, a genuinely extensive support service rated excellent by 97% of our lawyers.
“More and more, we’re seeing leading lawyers make the move to Excello because our results speak for themselves. Our focus is, and always has been, sustained growth, and at Excello we provide the depth of service to meet the needs of lawyers like Claire-Elaine, ensuring they are fully supported.”
Also joining the at Excello property litigation team as a paralegal, working towards full qualification as a solicitor, Daisy Howard brings 12 years of experience working at a senior level in Social Housing.
As the fee-share market goes through an era of flux, Excello maintains the same focus as when it was founded in 2009 by CEO George Bisnought, who continues to lead the firm today. Excello gives consultant partners all the resources and infrastructure they need to build and grow a business for themselves with the backing of a professional, dedicated support team. With 13 premium offices worldwide including in London, Manchester, Belfast, Dubai and San Francisco, Excello foresees further growth in the coming years.
