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 and 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
The members of Schofield Sweeney corporate team are appreciated for being ‘balanced and sensible in their approach and working hard to deliver.’ The group has close ties with regional owner managed and family businesses as well as national companies and HNWIs, which it supports in acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, reconstructions/demergers and forms of equity and debt financing. Due to its close collaboration with the private client team, it can also cover tax and succession planning. David Strachan is well versed on this interface. Managing partner Martin Sweeney has experience in the financial services and automotive sectors. Other prominent practitioners are Steven Millward, Karen Crutchley and associate Lucy Holroyd.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Public sector > Education
- Real estate > Environment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Social housing
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Infrastructure and energy
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Construction
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms