Cleaver Fulton Rankin Celebrates 130 Years in Business

Cleaver Fulton Rankin, a leading law firm in Northern Ireland, celebrates 130 years in business this year.

To mark this significant milestone and celebrate its history, ongoing growth and development, the firm held a team celebration event on Friday, 15 September at the National, Belfast. Cleaver Fulton Rankin would like to thank Bullitt Hotel, The Clayton Hotel Belfast, The Merchant Hotel, The Spirit Circle, and Waterman House for providing special prizes for its team as they celebrated the firm’s 130^th anniversary.

Founded in 1893, Cleaver Fulton Rankin has grown to become one of the leading commercial law firms in Northern Ireland. The firm’s continued focus upon its clients and its people remains the key to its success and is central to its continued growth.

Cleaver Fulton Rankin is also an innovative and responsible business. In the past two years, the firm was the first independent law firm in Northern Ireland to launch a Legal Technology Group and an ESG Hub. It has also made a commitment to reach net zero by 2030, having signed the Climate Action Pledge and more recently, the Greener Litigation Pledge. The firm remains dedicated to investing in the learning, development and wellbeing of its team, having launched a Digital Skills Programme and Diversity & Inclusion Strategy in 2023.

Jonathan Forrester, Managing Director at Cleaver Fulton Rankin, comments:

“To celebrate 130 years in business is an important milestone in our history and our success is testament to the continued hard work of our team. We would like to thank our valued clients, contacts and friends for their ongoing support.

Whilst we are extremely proud of our heritage, Cleaver Fulton Rankin also continues to embrace change and innovation. As we look to the future, developing sustainable and innovative legal solutions so as to deliver the highest quality of legal advice and services to our clients is our priority.”

Find out more about Cleaver Fulton Rankin here.

(L-R) Philippa Herron, Joanne Graham, Bridie Doherty and Michael Black from Cleaver Fulton Rankin’s Employment & Immigration team.