Taylor Rose appoints new head of banking
Taylor Rose, the fast-growing innovative law firm, has announced its expansion into the banking and finance sector with the appointment of Russell Jarvis as the company’s head of banking.
Russell brings over three decades’ specialist banking experience, joining Taylor Rose from Shakespeare Martineau, where he spent three years as a senior partner in the banking team. Prior to that, he held senior roles at Womble Bond Dickinson and other leading firms, advising both borrowers and lenders across a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, education, leisure, retail and industrial.
Throughout his career, Russell has focused on corporate lending, focusing predominantly on the mid-market. His work spans both secured and unsecured lending, with a particular focus on advising on complex multi-lender arrangements.
Russell’s client base includes corporate banks such as HSBC and Lloyds, as well as a growing field of alternative lenders, including family offices and private debt funds. His recent work includes advising on the management buyout of a farm business backed by private equity and navigating regulatory and funding complexities in healthcare and education mergers.
Russell’s appointment marks a strategic push by Taylor Rose into the corporate banking space, an area with significant opportunity as alternative lenders seek bespoke legal support.
Russell will lead the firm’s expansion into this sector, developing relationships with major banks and private capital providers, and building out the firm’s capabilities across private debt, structured finance and high-net-worth lending.
Commenting on the promotions, Adrian Jaggard, CEO of Taylor Rose, said: “Russell’s arrival will be crucial to our expansion into the corporate banking market. His deep sector expertise and strategic mindset are exactly what we need to build a high-performing, client-focused banking division. We’re excited about the opportunities ahead – not just in growing our mid-market transactional work, but in joining the dots between our other workstreams in the sector and creating a more unified offering. Russell’s leadership will be instrumental in shaping a more integrated, ambitious offering across the firm.”
Russell Jarvis said: “There’s huge potential to support new market lenders and borrowers with strategic legal solutions, especially in key sectors like healthcare, education, and leisure, where regulation is becoming more complex and requires expert legal advice. Joining Taylor Rose presents an exciting opportunity to support a firm that recognises this market opportunity and is actively investing in its banking and finance legal services. With the right focus and ambition, we are well-positioned to build a strong banking practice that offers clients a smarter, more integrated approach to legal support in a constantly evolving financial landscape.”