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The appointment of partner, Shona Houghton, supports the firm’s preparations to open a new Cardiff office in Q1 2025.
28 October 2024
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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Shona Houghton as a Partner in our Debt Services division as the firm prepares to open a new office in Cardiff in Q1 2025, aiming at further expanding our capacity and service lines.
Shona joins us from the London-based law firm Francis Wilks & Jones, where she previously served as Head of Debt Recovery. She brings over 15 years of extensive knowledge and experience in litigation, recovery and insolvency services to a diverse client base across various sectors, including education, healthcare, central government, asset-based lending, and commercial/SMEs.
Her expertise includes advising financial institutions on invoice recovery, assisting SMEs and directors with debt-related challenges, and defending complex debt claims.
Shona’s experience also extends to debt recovery, collaborating with insolvency practitioners to optimise the recovery of book debts and sales ledgers, and navigating the complexities of credit control and litigation to uncover innovative recovery strategies.
Commenting on her move, Shona said:
“I am delighted to be joining Flint Bishop’s success story during a period of sustained and further projected growth. The firm is incredibly well placed to offer market-leading debt services across a range of sectors, and I am looking forward to complementing and enhancing our existing expertise and leading new the team in Cardiff.”
Qamer Ghafoor, Chief Executive of Flint Bishop, said:
“I am pleased to welcome Shona to the firm, where she will focus particularly on supporting our growth in litigation actions. This is an area in which we anticipate significant expansion during 2025, and her knowledge and experience will be invaluable as we work with clients to deliver a consistent and robust service, especially in contested or defended actions.”
Flint Bishop has revealed that further announcements regarding its new Cardiff office and additional key appointments are expected in the near future.
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