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MP takes on consultancy role at London law firm
Nicholas Woolf & Co has announced that Alberto Costa MP will be providing the firm with legal consultancy services.
Costa is dually qualified as a practising English and Scottish solicitor and a Scottish Notary Public. He was formerly a government lawyer at the Treasury Solicitor's Department and later established his own London-based law firm although ceased practicing following his election as a member of parliament.
Nicholas Woolf, director of Nicholas Woolf & Co, commented: 'We are delighted to have Alberto on board as a consultant solicitor. We are a Chancery Lane firm with a broad and often international clientele. Alberto brings a wide experience of the legal market both in England and Scotland which our clients are certain to benefit from.'
Costa added: 'I am very pleased to be associated with Nicholas Woolf & Co. While the majority of my time will always be focused on my responsibilities as MP for South Leicestershire, I look forward to developing the firm's already substantial expertise in the UK legal market.'
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