Browne Jacobson Adds David Hill as Partner in Health and Life Sciences Practice

Browne Jacobson has appointed David Hill as a partner in its health and life sciences practice, joining from Blake Morgan. The UK and Ireland law firm, headquartered in Nottingham, announced the appointment on October 18, 2026, according to Bdaily. Hill advises public and private healthcare organisations on legal and policy matters.

David Hill's Move From Blake Morgan

Hill's clients have included NHS bodies, independent healthcare providers and HealthTech companies across the UK, Europe and North America. He began his legal career in-house at Health and Social Care Northern Ireland, later qualified as an English solicitor, and has worked across the North West and South East. He has also advised local authorities, government departments and regulatory bodies, including the Information Commissioner's Office.

His experience includes several secondments to NHS England, where he worked on health devolution, organisational change and the development of integrated care systems. More recently, his work has focused on the evaluation and introduction of new medicines and health technologies, including AI-enabled medical devices.

Hill said: "Browne Jacobson has an outstanding reputation for advising clients at the most complex and consequential end of health service commissioning and delivery, which is exactly where I have spent my career."

Gerard Hanratty, partner and head of health and life sciences at Browne Jacobson, said Hill brings "a rare combination of policy insight, regulatory expertise, and deep practical experience of the NHS." Hill joins a practice advising more than 300 health and life sciences clients, including NHS trusts, integrated care boards, government organisations and private healthcare providers.

Browne Jacobson's Health and Life Sciences Practice

Browne Jacobson is a UK and Ireland full-service law firm founded in 1832, according to akta.pro company records. The firm reported record-breaking turnover of £137m, a 16% increase from the previous period, in the year before Jonathan Tardif's appointment as Senior Partner. It operates seven offices across Birmingham, Cardiff, Dublin, Exeter, London, Manchester and Nottingham, with Belfast added through its merger with Davidson McDonnell. The same records list Jonathan Tardif as Senior Partner and Richard Medd as Managing Partner.

Earlier Health and Life Sciences Appointments

Browne Jacobson appointed corporate partner Vicky Tomlinson as head of independent health and care in September 2026, where she will lead the firm's 200-strong team, Bdaily reported. In August 2026, the firm appointed Professor Clive Kay as a strategic adviser to its health and life sciences team, effective immediately, according to Bdaily. Also in August 2026, Browne Jacobson appointed Kevin Moore, a life sciences and MedTech specialist, as a commercial partner to support its plan to build an all-Island legal platform for life sciences, Insidermedia reported.