Martin Sweeney > Schofield Sweeney > Bradford, England > Lawyer Profile
Schofield Sweeney Offices
CHURCH BANK HOUSE
CHURCH BANK
BRADFORD
BD1 4DY
England
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Martin Sweeney
Work Department
Corporate & Commercial
Position
Chief executive. Acts for a wide range of corporate clients, with work including acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, reorganisations and general corporate governance.
Career
Trained Sampson Wade & Co; qualified 1986; associate Dibb Lupton Broomhead 1986; partner Ralph C Yablon 1996; founding partner Schofield Sweeney Solicitors 1998.
Memberships
Law Society; Bradford Breakthrough Limited
Education
Cardinal Hinsely Grammar School; King’s College, London University (1983 LLB).
Leisure
A former playing member but now spectating one at Bradford Salem RFC.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
Schofield Sweeney‘s ‘approachable and knowledgeable’ team handles a range of corporate work spanning acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and debt financings. On the commercial side, the practice is well-placed to handle contractual risk and an array of issues connected to business growth. Bradford-based Martin Sweeney oversees the corporate offering alongside Leeds partners David Strachan and Steven Millward. In the same office, Karen Crutchley heads up the commercial team. Strachan is praised for his ‘vast experience, calm persona and light-hearted approach’. Michael Cantwell joined in June 2023 from 3volution and frequently assists clients in the gambling industry with corporate matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Education
- Real estate > Environment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Construction
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms