Following the significant growth of its Local Government work over the last two years, Capsticks welcomes a new Local Government focussed team to its Corporate and Commercial division. Based in Exeter, joining Capsticks are Partners Lucy Woods and Ruth Yates, as well as Senior Associate Katie Gwyther. Lucy and team are highly experienced in leading on complex public sector projects, contracts and procurement matters. 

The team joining Capsticks will further develop the firm’s ability to support its Local Government clients, with a particular focus on clients and frameworks across the South. 

As part of its focussed investment in the sector, Capsticks has also opened a brand-new office in Exeter for the South West and where Lucy and team will be based. Exeter is now Capsticks’ sixth office, giving the firm full national coverage as it develops its plans more widely for its work in the South West. The opening of its Exeter office also follows the completion of the full re-design of its existing five offices, all fully updated for hybrid and to be great spaces for everyone at Capsticks and our clients.   

Rachael Heenan, Senior Partner, said: 

We have always been ambitious to grow our offering to Local Government organisations and to create even more opportunities for career development at Capsticks. We’re really looking forward to bringing Lucy, Ruth and Katie into the team and providing opportunities for people to work with and learn from them. It is also fantastic that the firm has taken the step to open a brand-new office in Exeter, providing us with the opportunity to develop our business more widely in the South West.   

Tiffany Cloynes, Head of Local Government at Capsticks, commented: 

Welcoming Lucy and team to our Corporate & Commercial team provides us with additional expertise and knowledge when supporting our existing and future clients with their complex matters, ensuring we are go-to advisors for Local Government organisations.  

Capsticks’ aim is to be the firm of choice for organisations who work to make a difference. Our purpose is to be the legal advisers that clients want by their side, providing innovative and practical solutions tailored to our sectors’ unique challenges. Our lawyers work together as one team with the same values: putting people first, doing the right thing and always forward thinking.