Tony Gregory is the driving force behind Keeble Hawson - one of the fastest-growing regional firms in the UK. Over the past five years the firm has gone from strength to strength, with significant expansion in revenue and headcount. In the past 12 months alone, Keeble Hawson has grown by 15 per cent, and Gregory anticipates a similar level of expansion over the next year.

With Gregory at its helm, the Yorkshire-based firm has bagged a number of lucrative instructions, despite stiff competition from bigger players in the national market.

Late in 2004 Keeble Hawson fended off 20 competitors to win instructions as the leading legal adviser for Standard Life’s new pension product. The firm is now the insurer’s key adviser concerning the commercial property investments for its new flagship pension product, the Standard Life Sipp. Keeble Hawson’s success looks set to continue.