Victoria Brackett is the latest high-flying recruit at Sussex-based law firm Thomas Eggar.

She will become an associate at the South-East practice, which has branches in Chichester, Horsham and Worthing.

She has joined the insolvency and dispute resolution team from law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer, for whom she worked in London and Frankfurt.

Martin Cross, who heads Thomas Eggar's insolvency and dispute resolution team in Worthing, said: "It's wonderful that our expertise is recognised by lawyers of Victoria's calibre, who want to work with us in developing our practice and providing expert advice to clients."

Monday August 23, 2004