We are delighted to announce the appointment of Martin Frost, who joins Andrew Jackson as a partner, strengthening its offering regionally and throughout the UK. A well-known figure in the region’s corporate finance community, Martin’s appointment follows an exceptionally busy time for the firm and underlines its continued expansion.

Martin, who joins from Lupton Fawcett said: – “I am delighted to be joining a committed team and an ambitious partnership where the client offer has never been stronger. I share the firm’s vision of being committed to delivering exceptional services tailored to clients’ specific requirements.

“Andrew Jackson’s corporate team has an excellent reputation and I look forward to helping to build on this success and working closely with our clients across a wide range of sectors” he added.

With several years’ corporate experience, including undertaking cross-border transactions and group reorganisations, Martin has acted for numerous companies, businesses and their owners on a range of corporate structure and transactional matters, particularly for clients operating in the hotel & leisure and IT sectors. He joins the firm at a busy time, with the corporate team having recently completed several high-profile deals.

Philip Ashworth, who leads the firm’s corporate offering in York, said: – “Martin’s client focused approach to the delivery of specialist legal services makes him an ideal fit for the firm, as we continue to grow our client offer regionally, nationally and beyond, so we are delighted to have him on board as a partner.  Andrew Jackson’s commitment to the provision of trusted, tailored legal advice is consistently recognised in our client feedback, so it’s important that we continue to build on the specialist services we can offer them.”

Mark Pearson-Kendall, managing partner, concluded: – “Martin’s experience and strong reputation as a key dealmaker in the York and the wider region will add even greater strength and depth to the expertise of our corporate team, at a time when work levels show no signs of slowing down.”

Andrew Jackson was recently commended in the 2020 edition of industry bible Chambers & Partners with no fewer than 21 recommendations across several practice areas, which includes national recognition for certain sectors.