Shadbolt & Co has recruited Fox Williams head of property Philippa Aldrich, together with legal executive Natalie Barron, who was part of Aldrich’s team.
Aldrich will be joining Shadbolt’s London office as a partner in its commercial real estate practice and will head its real estate group by April 2008.
Shadbolt specialises in construction law and has a team of 45 construction law specialists.
Aldrich’s appointment is intended to bolster the real estate group, which consists of seven lawyers.