Halliwell Landau has appointed 10 new partners across its Manchester and London offices. Julian Lewis, former legal counsel with Betterware has joined as a corporate partner, while corporate solicitor Phil O’Riordan has been promoted to the partnership.

David Grant, an equity partner from Ralph Hume Garry, has joined to head the firm’s London insolvency team. Gavin Jones, a partner from Matthew Arnold & Baldwin, joins the insolvency department, and Colin Sturge, a senior assistant from Norton Rose joins the commercial property department as a partner. In addition, Nicola Tobin and Andrew Ward have been promoted to commercial property partners.