Ashtons Legal acquired Norfolk-based law firm Steeles Law on 1 December 2021. This merger will take the Ashtons’ team to 400 people and will see the addition of Steeles’ office in Diss, Norfolk to Ashtons’ existing offices in Norwich, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Ipswich and Leeds. The majority of Steeles’ staff will transfer to Ashtons’ Norwich office, with the remainder staying in the firm’s office in Diss which will be rebranded. Both firms are highly rated by the key legal directories – Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners – who note their strong client service to individual and business clients across East Anglia and the rest of the country. The combined business will further strengthen Ashtons’ position as one of the leading law firms in the region and allow existing and future client’s access to a strengthened, wider team offering a broader range of legal services and specialisms. Read the full story here