Family lawyer Niki Wilburn-Shaw has joined Knights in Manchester, adding a huge amount of experience to the family team at the UK’s largest regional legal services business.

Niki has built a reputation for being a tenacious litigator while maintaining a compassionate and fair approach in her work that often involves high and ultra-high net worth clients such as professional sports stars, media personalities and business executives.

Having originally qualified in fraud litigation, Niki can also offer invaluable insight and experience of investigations into complex business assets and holdings or concerns over hidden or undisclosed finances.

She joins Knights’ growing team at St Peters Square in Manchester as the business looks to ahead to growth after the significant news that revenues recently hit £150m.

Niki Wilburn-Shaw said:

“I’m really happy to join Knights as the business invests in its growing Private Wealth team. I know from previous experience how valuable, and rare, it is to be able to offer the full range of legal and professional services to clients here in the North West – so I can’t wait to get started.”

Niki is the latest in a flurry of new Partners at Knights, including Dan Jones who joined the team in Manchester earlier this year.

It also follows positive news from the Manchester office that saw Real Estate Partner Rachel McIlroy among 61 recent promotions, and Paralegals Alice Power, Joe Bailey, Sergio Ferreira and India Rose-Elliott among new trainees at Knights.

Lisa Shacklock, Client Services Director at Knights, said:

“Bringing Niki into the team is a huge positive for our North West offering as well as our national presence. She has a massive amount of experience, contacts and know-how. She is a fantastic addition as we get ready for more growth.”

Niki’s arrival adds to the expertise that Knights offers as the UK’s largest regional legal services business. Ranked within the top 50 UK law firms by revenue, Knights provides multiple services to business clients alongside premium advisory services to private individuals.