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Expansion at oakwood corporate services

Associate Director of Oakwood Corporate Services, Lauren Cavanagh

Professional services advisory firm, Oakwood Corporate Services, has announced the appointment of Lauren Cavanagh as Associate Director.

Lauren joins Oakwood from DLA Piper, a global law firm with offices in Leeds and Sheffield, where she held the position of Legal Director and was a member of the corporate team for over ten years. Her areas of specialism include corporate mergers and acquisitions, investments, group re-organisations and general company law compliance.
Lauren is joining Oakwood’s Senior Management Team and will be focusing on Oakwood’s portfolio of Yorkshire-based clients and relationship law firms, including major regional legal practices, Walker Morris and Gordons – and food manufacturer, Symington’s.

Talking about the new role, Lauren said: “Oakwood has a great reputation and a strong track record for providing an exceptionally high quality of service to businesses of all sizes, including major multinationals, private equity-backed groups and SMEs. The firm is well known within the legal services market. It’s a fantastic opportunity for me.”

Oakwood is a leading independent provider of company secretarial, company formation and compliance services, delivering outsourced company secretarial and Companies House compliance and filing services, using state-of-the-art systems and software. Clients include global giants General Electric (GE), Thermo Fisher Scientific and Carnival Corporation, as well as listed British firms, Countrywide, JD Sports, MoneySuperMarket and Associated British Foods PLC.


Michael Harris, Co-founder and Director at Oakwood, said: “We’ve seen significant growth recently, acting for over a hundred new companies in the last three months. This success has allowed us to invest in talent to ensure that we continue to grow.”

“Lauren is a first-class corporate lawyer, with an established reputation and fantastic experience of delivering high-quality advice to a range of high-profile clients. We are delighted to welcome her to the team.”