Weightmans elects ex-head of local government litigation as senior partner

This follows the retirement of David Lewis following six years in the position.

Wake joined Weightmans in 2001 as a trainee solicitor and has been at the firm ever since. Based in the Liverpool office, he became a partner in 2011 and an equity partner in 2016.

Lewis retires from the equity partnership after almost 40 years at Weightmans, although he will remain with the firm as a consultant in the regulatory department, which he headed up between 2004 and 2018.

John Schorah, managing partner at Weightmans, said: “David’s contribution to Weightmans over the last 40 years has been immeasurable – and his professionalism and dedication to the firm’s continued success is an example to us all. I want to thank him personally for what has been an outstanding tenure here at Weightmans, and I am delighted that he will continue as a consultant for the firm.

“Like David, Peter is also Weightmans through-and-through, and I know he will work hard to implement the firm’s culture and values as we continue our aim to be a Top 30 law firm.”