Lewis Silkin’s Manchester team moves office again following rapid growth

Top 100 law firm Lewis Silkin today is today announcing its move to larger premises in Manchester city centre, having outgrown its office space three times since first opening in in September 2022.

The team has moved from its previous location in the retail district to office space in Trinity Manchester, which is located in the central business district, and close to many of the firm’s clients.

The new premises cover 8,000 sq ft, a significant increase on the 2,000 sq ft of the previous office. This includes a much-needed increase in meeting room space, and also allows for future expansion over the coming decade – and beyond.

As well as offering improved facilities for client meetings, the new office has strong sustainability credentials, with a BREEAM rating of ‘Very Good’. (This is Lewis Silkin’s second BREEAM-rated office after the Arbor building in London, which has an ‘Excellent’ rating.)

Initially set up with a four-strong employment team in September 2022, the Manchester office has grown rapidly since. Today the team numbers 46 colleagues, including seven Partners working across employment, corporate and commercial.

Examples of Lewis Silkin’s recent work in Manchester include:

• Providing employment law advice to a large range of clients including Whitbread (who own Premier Inn), Well Pharmacy, West Midland Trains, Moneysupermarket, Mitie and Simplyhealth.
• Instructed on deals with a total consideration value of around £530m, including the sale of Capital Injection Ceramics to Siemens Energy, acting for Mercia Ventures who led the $27.5m Series B funding round into Thanks Ben, acting for vendors and management on the sale of Liberty Guard to Acquisan backed by Westbrooke Capital and acting for management on an investment by Beech Tree Private Equity in Inspiro Learning

• Supporting Maven, Mercia and Pembroke Venture Capital Trusts on multiple investments, including Pembroke’s recent investment in AI-enabled video telematics company Exeros Technologies
• Advising UK companies Tiny Dragon Productions and Dream Awake on their involvement in the groundbreaking immersive theatre experience “The Deal”, which premiered in Shenzhen, China, in late 2025. Set aboard a transformed 1960s French cruise liner, visitors are transported to a reimagined 1920s Paris – with shopping districts, homes, offices and jazz bars brought to life across the Minghua’s seven decks – which they can stroll through as they interact with an international cast of 36 performers.

Sally Hulston, Partner and Head of Manchester Office, said:

“It’s just over three years since Lewis Silkin opened in Manchester, and I’m proud to say that we’ve outgrown our office space for the third time. We’ve taken a 10-year lease on our new premises, demonstrating our long-term commitment to the city. With four times more space than previously, we’ve got plenty of room to grow into, and we will be continuing to add to the team over the coming weeks and months as we move towards a complete ‘Ideas and People’ offering.”