Highly regarded specialist Brian Hession has joined the firm as partner and will also lead the commercial property team at mfg’s Birmingham office based in the city’s Colmore Business District.

Brian will work with departmental head Ben Rothery, focussing on investment, financing and letting transactions.

Ben Rothery, partner and head of the Commercial Property department at mfg Solicitors said: “Brian has an immense reputation not just here in the West Midlands, but across the whole of the country.

“He brings a huge amount of experience and expertise to the firm and is already making a difference at our Birmingham office where he is leading and developing our commercial property presence in the city.

“As a firm we are working in partnership with more Birmingham businesses than ever before,

and Brian will help develop those existing relationships and drive our growth with new clients.”

Brian Hession added: “It’s a fantastic time to join mfg Solicitors and have the opportunity to help grow the team in this dynamic phase of the firm’s development.

“The firm really feels like it is going places and has a genuinely collaborative culture, with everyone pulling in the same direction. The recent arrival of a number of talented solicitors and partners is a real endorsement of the firm’s strategy, and I look forward to working closely with my new colleagues.”

Brian is a member of the Law Society and the Investment Property Forum.