Written 11th November 2024 by Olliers Solicitors
We are delighted to announce that Olliers’ Senior Associate Alex Close-Claughton has been shortlisted in the Lawyer of the Year category at the Made in Manchester Awards 2025.
Made in Manchester (MIMA) Awards
The Made in Manchester Awards celebrate young professionals under 35 who have made a profound impact in their fields across Greater Manchester, and Alex’s nomination is testament to his dedication, expertise, and passion for the legal profession. The Awards (known as MIMAs) are brought by Future-Pro (the under-35 section of Pro-Manchester) and celebrate the brightest and best of Manchester’s young business talent, across 18 categories. The MIMA’s are widely recognised as highly prestigious awards due to the extensive judging process recognising the best of the best in each respective field.
The Awards are due to take place at a glitzy ceremony on Thursday 6th February 2025 at The Point – Old Trafford, Manchester.
Ruth Peters, Olliers’ Business Develpoment Director commented:
‘Everyone at Olliers is thrilled to congratulate Alex on his shortlisting for Lawyer of the Year. We are proud of all that Alex has achieved so far and look forward to seeing all the great things he’ll continue to accomplish.’
Alex Close-Claughton – Senior Associate
Alex is a Senior Associate Solicitor in our Crown Court department. He joined Olliers in 2014 and has significant experience in dealing with a wide range of serious criminal allegations including murder, firearms offences, serious assaults, drug conspiracies amongst other matters. He has excellent interpersonal skills and is well respected by both other legal professionals and his clients.
Alex commented:
“I’m so pleased to have been nominated for an award at the Made in Manchester Awards and wish all those shortlisted good luck!”
Good luck to everyone who has been shortlisted and we can’t wait for the evening which is sure to be fabulous!
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Olliers is one of the UK’s leading criminal defence and regulatory law firms, specialising in the defence of individuals, businesses, and other organisations across a broad range of corporate and financial fraud crime, regulatory offences, serious crime and sexual offences. We act in professional discipline matters. We use the same skillset to represent individuals and organisations facing criticism before inquests and public inquires.
