Weightmans has appointed specialist solicitor Sonja Dale to its
Commercial Dispute Resolution and Insolvency team.
Sonja joins from DLA Piper
Birmingham and will be based in both of the firm’s Midlands
offices; Birmingham and Leicester.
Sonja’s expertise includes
disputes involving breaches of contract, negligence, nuisance and
statutory breaches.
Andrew Cox, partner
and head of Commercial Dispute Resolution at Weightmans
commented:
“I am delighted that Sonja
has decided to join our teams in the Midlands. We are expanding our
commercial offering throughout the regions and have strengthened
our position in the market with a number of quality
appointments.”
The firm launched its
Commercial Dispute Resolution and Insolvency team in the Midlands
with the appointment of associate Verona Cocks in 2006. She joined
the firm from Cobbetts in Birmingham and has now established a
strong client base across Birmingham and Leicester.
Verona Cocks
commented:
“This is a great appointment
for the firm and my team in particular. Sonja’s experience will add
much valued expertise to our growing commercial offering in the
Midlands and she has an important role to play as we continue to
grow our market share.”
About her decision
to join the firm, Sonja said:
“Weightmans already has a
solid reputation as a dispute resolution specialist and I am very
excited about this move. This is a fantastic opportunity, both in
terms of developing my career as a commercial litigator and in
working with superb clients across the West Midlands and
Leicestershire.”
Sonja qualified with Bell
Lax Litigation as a solicitor in 2003.