Michael Parkinson returns to Macfarlanes’ private client team in October

Macfarlanes has announced that Michael Parkinson will rejoin the firm in October as a partner in the Private Client practice. Michael advises high-net-worth individuals on the full range of private client wealth management related issues.

Michael joins from Russell-Cooke where he has been a partner since 2009, having previously trained at Macfarlanes, qualifying in 2002.

Charles Martin, senior partner at Macfarlanes comments: “Michael is an outstanding lawyer. We are very much looking forward to him rejoining the team at a time when we are seeing strong demand for private client work. He is an excellent addition to the practice, adding further depth to our capability and helping us to meet growing client demand domestically and globally, both in established and emerging markets.”

Michael is recommended in Legal 500 as “technically strong”. He is identified as a ‘leading individual’ in Chambers Global 2013.

Michael studied law at Durham University and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and one of the editors of Butterworths ‘Wills, Probate and Administration Service’.