New Partner joins Rix & Kay to lead commercial property practice

Rix & Kay have appointed a new Partner to lead its established commercial property practice. Jo Evans, previously of Knights, will oversee the firm’s commercial property team who work with clients across the region from offices West Kent (Hadlow), East Kent (Ashford), East Sussex (Uckfield) and Brighton & Hove.

With 20 years’ experience in commercial property, Jo has an established reputation for guiding developer/land-owner and investor clients on the delivery of complex and large scale development and regeneration projects. During her career she has also worked in-house for Kent County Council, where she advised on high-value public sector projects, and global powerhouse Nabarro, before it merged with CMS and Olswang.

Jo will take immediate responsibility for continuing to grow Rix & Kay’s commercial property team and building on the firm’s impressive roster of clients – an enviable list that includes some of the largest commercial property landlords in the South East, some of the UKs most recognisable retailers, and regional developer/landowner clients.

Commenting on her appointment Jo said,

“I’m very excited to begin the next chapter of my career and help Rix & Kay to continue to be a go-to firm for businesses who want trusted legal and commercial support – not just from a property point of view but across the spectrum of legal services. Rix & Kay have made their ambitions very clear. Together we are committed to recruiting outstanding talent that will allow us to further grow the commercial property team and our client base over the next twelve months and beyond”.

Rix & Kay’s commercial property team is ranked as a leading practice by independent legal directories, Legal500 and Chambers and Partners, together they are the leading independent research journals reporting on law firm capabilities. Legal 500 remark on Rix & Kay’s commercial property practice, “an extremely professional law firm with solid and reliable teams, all of whom are highly experienced in their field”.