Ashfords LLP

Representing a diverse blend of NHS trusts, GP practices, charities, private providers, and individuals, Ashfords LLP‘s healthcare and life sciences practice is prominent for advising on investments and M&A, handling court of protections proceedings, and providing property and employment advice across the South West. The team has also been active in a number of mandates surrounding digital health investments, an area bolstered by the firm’s venture capital practice. Transaction and private equity expert Jocelyn Ormond and health and charity real estate specialist Ben Tarrant lead the department from Bristol. Dividing her time between Exeter and Taunton, Katie Webber is particularly noteworthy for her experience in court of protection proceedings, with Exeter’s Kirsty Cooke being a key port of call for employment and immigration mandates. In the digital health space, Bristol-based senior associate Brett Lambe is of note.