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Dickinson Dees adds to new Leeds base with Pinsents hire

30 March 2012 | By Sam Chadderton

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Dickinson Dees has boosted its nascent Leeds office with the hire of Pinsent Masons’ local office head.

Partner Mark Owen, who has been appointed to bring forward Dickinson Dees’ growth plans, will be based at the firm’s new Leeds office, which opens next week.

He has experience of working on property development in both the public and private sectors. He specialises in projects such as business parks, shopping centres, city centre retail schemes and mixed use developments and his recent clients at Pinsents include Barnsley, Bradford and Leeds councils.

Dickinson Dees said Owen will develop the firm’s work on large scale commercial projects.

The firm’s senior partner John Marshall said: “We’re extremely pleased to announce Mark’s appointment. He’s a well known and high-calibre individual who will fit well into our firm.

“His appointment, along with a number of other recent senior recruitments made, demonstrates our ambitious plans for growth in the Yorkshire market from our new Leeds base.”

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  • Anonymous | 3-Apr-2012 12:54 pm

    Mark Owen is a high calibre lateral hire. This really is a coup for Dickinson Dees.
    What confuses me is that it is well known in the market that Dickinson Dees is heavily over partnered. Therefore once the recruitment drive is over will they (finally) look to move on their less successful partners?

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  • Anonymous | 3-Apr-2012 1:36 pm

    Would it matter? If DD are preared to invest considerably in Leeds, who cares if the HQ is Leeds or Newcastle.

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  • Anonymous | 3-Apr-2012 2:55 pm

    DD must be guaranteeing his pay for at least a couple of years, as they will need to do to persuade any other decent "recent senior recruitments" to work for them.
    DD = the next Dewey Leboeuf.

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  • Cilla | 3-Apr-2012 6:38 pm

    Out bid by Dickie Dees.

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  • Anonymous | 4-Apr-2012 11:53 am

    Commentator | 2-Apr-2012 3:50 pm
    Are you joking?
    Watson Burton have four lawyers in Leeds. Pinsents and the Shed in the same category as DWF, ha ha.
    What about Squire Sanders and Walker Morris?

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  • Anonymous | 4-Apr-2012 12:00 pm

    Gold, Silver and Bronze Circles? Watson Burton above Walker Morris???? Watson Burton are in a Danteesque Circle of Hell in Leeds. No Gordons? Squires? I'd rate good old Leeds stalwarts like Luptons above Watson Burton.

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  • Anonymous | 4-Apr-2012 12:23 pm

    Chris Booth is the new Leeds Office head at PM.

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  • Anonymous | 4-Apr-2012 2:04 pm

    Breaking news: It looks like Chris Booth, new office head at PM has also moved to DD.

    http://www.dickinson-dees.com/christopher-booth/

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  • Commentator | 4-Apr-2012 2:15 pm

    To be fair I never listed Walker Morris. I reckon they are on the edge of the silver circle, in danger of slipping into the bronze circle.
    I just listed some firms. You're right that Watson Burton are propping up the market. I didn't list all the firms because I didn't have the time.

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  • Anonymous | 5-Apr-2012 11:06 am

    So why did DD go to York in the first place?

    Was it just bad judgement and this is them correcting that?

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