HCR Law strengthen commercial team with Partner appointment, boosting in-house offering

HCR Law’s Commercial team has strengthened its client offering with the addition of Tracy Lake as a Partner in the Birmingham office.

Tracy’s experience encompasses in-house roles with critical utility companies, including significant time at both Severn Trent Water and National Grid, as well as positions at other law firms where she has served as Head of Commercial. With deep roots in Birmingham and across the Midlands, Tracy has strong connections with numerous businesses, supporting them in achieving their strategic and commercial objectives across various projects.

Her specialties include energy and water law, commercial contracts, intellectual property advice, and franchising. Tracy’s extensive expertise will be invaluable to the team as it continues to grow. Hers is one of a number of Partner and senior appointments for the Commercial team this year. Kerry Beynon, a cyber and technology expert joined the Commercial team as a Partner in April and there are other Partner and senior appointments to follow later in the year for the team.

Robert Capper, HCR Law’s Head of Commercial, commented: “I’m delighted to welcome Tracy to HCR and to our Commercial team as part of a number of appointments this year that will see the team grow considerably. Her extensive in-house experience notably enhances our existing services for in-house counsel, particularly through our HCR Flex secondment service, which is experiencing increasing demand from clients.”

Tracy Lake said: “HCR Law’s reputation in the market continues to rise, and I am excited to join the growing Commercial team and collaborate with Robert and the wider team across the firm. I look forward to providing Birmingham’s thriving business community with leading commercial advice, assisting them to make decisions that puts them in the best possible position.”

HCR Law’s Commercial team is recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners as leading commercial lawyers across the UK. The team advises a wide range of companies, from highly backed start-ups to multinational PLCs, covering everything from contracts and agreements to risk management, asset protection, and share schemes.