Welsh lawyer Lisa Davies leads Blake Morgan’s rise in Chambers High Net Worth rankings


Posted on 26th July 2024

Blake Morgan is celebrating the publication of the 2024 rankings from the Chambers High Net Worth Guide with a special spotlight on Welsh Partner Lisa Davies, who has secured a place in the prestigious highest Band 1 tier. Lisa – based in the firm’s Cardiff office – has been elevated from Band 2 in 2023 and is recognised for her outstanding expertise in private wealth law.

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The guide describes Lisa as “exceptional” and “quick, efficient and knowledgeable in dealing with estates”. Lisa’s rise to Band 1 underscores the strength and capability of Blake Morgan’s Private Wealth team in Wales. It follows the team’s success at the Wales Legal Awards 2023, where they were named Private Client Team of the Year.

The team offers advice to high-net-worth individuals regarding estate administration, trusts and succession planning. The Chambers High Net Worth Guide described the team as “geared up to bringing all its knowledge and experience to bear to the cases of each client.”

This year, a record number of Blake Morgan lawyers were singled out in the guide, with six individuals recognised, up from five in 2023. Four of Blake Morgan’s expert Private Wealth teams were ranked as the highly regarded Band 2 for the second year running.

Other notable rankings include Senior Associate Jonathan Sleep, who saw his ranking rise to ‘Star Associate’. Partners James Greig and Paula Shea were also highly ranked, and Cardiff-based Senior Associate Nicky Sherrard was named an ‘Associate to Watch’ for a second year running. Thomas Middlehurst enters the guide with Blake Morgan for the first time this year, achieving an excellent Band 2 ranking.

Eve Piffaretti, Partner and Head of Blake Morgan’s Wales Office, said:

Another superb result this year for our hard-working and talented Private Wealth Law teams. Special recognition goes to Lisa Davies, whose rise to Band 1 is a testament to her exceptional skills and unwavering commitment to her clients. This guide sees an even larger crop of Blake Morgan lawyers recognised for their excellent advice and service to clients at a Partner and Senior Associate level. The growing momentum year-on-year shows our colleagues' constant drive for higher quality and impact across their work.

CYFREITHIWR CYMREIG LISA DAVIES YN ARWAIN DYRCHAFIAD BLAKE MORGAN YN ARGYMELLIADAU GWERTH NET UCHEL SIAMBRAU

Mae Blake Morgan yn dathlu cyhoeddiad argymelliadau 2024 Cyfeiriadur Gwerth Net Uchel Chambers sy’n taflu goleuni arbennig ar y Partner Cymreig Lisa Davies, sydd wedi’i henwi yn yr haen uchaf, Band 1. Mae Lisa – sydd wedi’i lleoli yn swyddfa Caerdydd y cwmni – wedi’i dyrchafu o Fand 2 yn 2023 ac yn cael ei chydnabod am ei harbenigedd rhagorol mewn cyfraith cyfoeth preifat.

Mae’r cyfeiriadur yn disgrifio Lisa fel un “eithriadol”, sy’n “gyflym, yn effeithlon ac yn wybodus wrth ddelio ag ystadau”. Mae dyrchafiad Lisa i Fand 1 yn tanlinellu cryfder a gallu tîm Cyfoeth Preifat Blake Morgan yng Nghymru. Mae’n dilyn llwyddiant y tîm yng Ngwobrau Cyfreithiol Cymru 2023, lle cawsant eu henwi’n Dîm Cleient Preifat y Flwyddyn.

Mae’r tîm yn cynnig cyngor i unigolion â gwerth net uchel ynghylch gweinyddu ystadau, ymddiriedolaethau a chynllunio olyniaeth. Disgrifiodd y Cyfeiriadur y tîm fel un “sydd wedi’i gyfarparu i ddod â’i holl wybodaeth a phrofiad i achosion pob cleient.”

Eleni, enwyd y nifer uchaf erioed o gyfreithwyr Blake Morgan yn y cyfeiriadur, gyda chwe unigolyn yn cael eu cydnabod, cynnydd o bump yn 2023. Rhestrwyd pedwar o dimau arbenigol Cyfoeth Preifat Blake Morgan ym Mand 2 am yr ail flwyddyn yn olynol.

Roedd argymhellion nodedig eraill yn cynnwys yr Uwch-Gyfreithiwr CyswlltJonathan Sleep, a welodd ei argymhelliad yn codi.. Rhestrwyd y partneriaid James Greig a Paula Shea hefyd yn uchel iawn, a fe enwyd yr Uwch-Gyfreithiwr Cyswlltyng Nghaerdydd, Nicky Sherrard, yn ‘Gyfreithiwr Cyswllt i’w Gwylio’ am yr ail flwyddyn yn olynol. Ymunodd Thomas Middlehurst â’r cyfeiriadur gyda Blake Morgan am y tro cyntaf eleni, gan gyflawni argymhelliad Band 2 rhagorol.

Dywedodd Eve Piffaretti, Partner a Phennaeth Swyddfa Blake Morgan yng Nghymru:

Canlyniad ardderchog arall eleni i’n timau Cyfraith Cyfoeth Preifat talentog sy’n gweithio’n galed iawn. Mae cydnabyddiaeth arbennig yn mynd i Lisa Davies, y mae ei dyrchafiad i Fand 1 yn dyst i’w sgiliau eithriadol a’i hymrwymiad diwyro i’w chleientiaid. Mae’r cyfeiriadur hwn yn gweld carfan mwy fyth o gyfreithwyr Blake Morgan yn cael eu cydnabod am eu cyngor a’u gwasanaeth rhagorol i gleientiaid ar lefel Partner ac Uwch-Gyfreithwyr Cyswllt. Mae’r momentwm cynyddol flwyddyn ar ôl blwyddyn yn dangos awydd cyson ein cydweithwyr am ansawdd ac effaith uwch ar draws eu gwaith.

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