Law firm Blake Morgan has announced the appointment of two Partners as Co-Heads of Office in Wales, marking the first time the role has been shared in the firm\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
Daniela Smith and Lee Fisher will take on the joint leadership of Blake Morgan\u2019s Cardiff office from 1 May 2026, bringing a combined total of more than 50 years\u2019 experience at the firm between them.<\/p>\n
The appointments mark the passing of the baton from Eve Piffaretti, who has led the Wales office for over seven years and was recognised with the Leadership Award at the Wales Legal Awards 2025.<\/p>\n
Eve said: \u201cIt has been an absolute pleasure and privilege to support and champion this office, its people, clients, and communities for more than seven years. I\u2019m delighted to hand over to Daniela and Lee, given their genuine, long-standing contribution and commitment to the firm\u2019s success in Wales. I have no doubt they will take the office from strength to strength in the years ahead. I look forward to supporting them and know that they will excel in the role.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniela Smith is a Partner in the Real Estate team, with extensive experience across all aspects of commercial property work for both the public and private sectors. She has been involved in many of the firm\u2019s highest-value and most high-profile transactions, including acting on the \u00a3250 million regeneration of 40 acres at Roath Basin in Cardiff Bay, one of the most significant built environment projects in Wales in recent decades.<\/p>\n
Lee Fisher started his legal career as a trainee solicitor with Morgan Bruce (one of Blake Morgan\u2019s legacy practices) in 1995 and is now recognised as one of the leading Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property lawyers in Wales.\u00a0\u00a0His practice concentrates on high-value commercial disputes and on leading the brand protection and intellectual property practice nationally. He is also a fully accredited mediator for commercial and IP matters.<\/p>\n
Daniela said:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to step into this role alongside Lee at such an exciting time for the office and for Wales. I\u2019ve spent my entire career here, and my commitment to the firm has only deepened over time. I\u2019m looking forward to building on everything Eve has created and to making sure this office continues to be somewhere people are proud to work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lee said:<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniela and I have complementary practices and a shared set of values, so I\u2019m genuinely excited about what we can do together. Eve leaves a remarkable legacy, not just through her hard work but in the culture she\u2019s built, of which Blake Morgan is understandably proud. Our job is to honour that and keep pushing it forward. Wales has a fantastic business community, and I want Blake Morgan to continue to be right at the heart of it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Law firm Blake Morgan has announced the appointment of two Partners as Co-Heads of Office in Wales, marking…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":954141,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,4884,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-954140","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116559918351923416","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=954140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/954141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=954140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=954140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=954140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}