Gateley’s Guildford office welcomes new legal director

Gateley Legal has bolstered its South East construction offering with the appointment of legal director Maria Coker.

Maria brings to the firm’s Guildford office more than 10 years of industry experience – including in-house roles with Equans and Ardmore Group – and specialises in both non-contentious and contentious construction matters.

“Gateley Legal’s construction team has an outstanding reputation in the industry,” she said.

“I’m looking forward to being a part of the thriving team and its varied and interesting workload.”

Maria’s arrival follows the appointment of partner Andrew Keeley, who joined Gateley Legal last year to spearhead the firm’s construction offering in the region.

The expanded construction team, which also includes newly qualified solicitor Joseph Martin, serves clients from offices in Guildford, Reading and London.

Andrew added: “It’s great to have Maria on board with us.

“She brings a wealth of valuable in-house experience and commercial awareness which provides an advantage in understanding our clients’ needs and pressures.

“Since joining Gateley Legal, it’s been brilliant to play an active role in developing the construction team in the South East in terms of strength and depth, as well as its enhanced offering to clients through collaboration with the wider group’s construction consultancies.”