Flint Bishop appoints equity partner
Derby law firm Flint Bishop has promoted Qamer Ghafoor to equity partner. His appointment is the first of its kind at the firm in eight years.
Ghafoor, who heads up the firm's commercial dispute resolution team, has been at Flint Bishop for more than eight years.
Managing partner Ken Dixon said: "Qamer is an exceptional talent and real asset to our firm. His promotion reflects the fantastic contribution that he has made to the development of his litigation team, which is now one of the strongest in the region."
Ghafoor joined the firm in January 2003 and he became partner two years later. He was then appointed head of commercial litigation in 2007.
He said: "I am delighted to become the firm’s first new equity partner in eight years. My objective is to raise the profile of the department further and position it as a viable alternative to London firms. This strategy appears to be working as we are now advising numerous commercial clients (including insurers) from outside the East Midlands."
