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Matthew Heaton Ruth Creed Lisa Clark James Villarreal Tim Nutbeam Legal Lisa Clark (30) is an associate at HBJ Gateley Wareing where she undertakes property litigation work for a variety of house builders and developers. She particularly enjoys working in the property industry in a city that has seen extensive development in recent years. Chairman of Birmingham Future's mentoring committee, Lisa has been responsible for ensuring continued growth of the Mentoring Scheme and helped to establish links with a variety of local organisations. She also implemented the 'Inspiring Futures' programme, run in conjunction with Birmingham City University, which focuses on supporting undergraduates in their move into professional life and retaining local talent in the Birmingham marketplace.
Matthew Heaton (35) is a partner and head of Birmingham banking and finance at Pinsent Masons. He moved to Birmingham in 2005 after eight years in London and joined Pinsent Masons' banking team 18 months later. The team has worked on a number of high-profile Birmingham deals, including financing for Brindleyplace and the acquisition of Busy Bees, leading Legal 500 and Chambers to hail the team the best in the region. Matthew supports a number of children's and animal charities and coordinates the banking team's annual CSR day. He is also a keen runner and plays golf whenever he can.See the full content of this document
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Ruth Creed (33) is a senior solicitor at Mills & Reeve, specialising in healthcare law. Since joining the firm in 2008, she has helped to set up a child healthcare law team and completed a successful secondment to a key client. Outside work she has established 'Birmingham FLAG', a free legal advice group, on behalf of Mills & Reeve in connection with the University of Birmingham School of Law. This allows solicitors to give something back to the local community while providing learning opportunities for law students and streng...
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