Movers & Shakers: Yorkshire & Humber

2018

April

• Irwin Mitchell has promoted two senior managers to new roles in its personal injury division: Louise Lumley and Tom Barker. It has also appointed Howard Davison to its banking and finance team in Leeds.
• Walker Morris has expanded its energy, infrastructure and government team with the appointment of Victoria Bradley as director.
• Emsleys Solicitors has appointed solicitor Natalie Mousavi to its personal injury team.
• Silk Family Law has expanded in North Yorkshire with the appointment of solicitor Emily Crick.
• Excello Law has appointed employment lawyer Matthew Yates as a regional business development ambassador.
• Heptonstalls has appointed consultant Mike Jones to its commercial property department.
• Consilia Legal has appointed Andy Boyde as a member of the employment team.
• Weightmans has appointed Steve Johns as a partner.
• Eversheds Sutherland has announced a number of promotions across the firm including Simon Harris (real estate) and David Milne (company commercial).
• Family lawyer Nicki Mitchell has been promoted to partner at Lupton Fawcett.
• Wilkin Chapman has welcomed Nasim Sharf as a partner.
• Taylor & Emmet has announced that residential conveyancing specialist and head of the firm’s Dronfield branch, Sarah Gaunt, has become an equity partner.
• Schofield Sweeney has welcomed solicitor Sarah Ali to its private client team.
• Squire Patton Boggs has recruited Jason Blakey to its dispute resolution team.
• Wilkinson Woodward has appointed associate solicitor Mark Green to the firm.
• Taylor & Emmett has promoted four solicitors to associate: Simon Eyre-Wood, Ben Brown, Camilla Attwood and John Green.
• Petena Carroll has joined Clarion Solicitors’ family law practice as a senior associate.
• Newtons Solicitors has welcomed senior solicitor Helen Forster to its private client team.

March

• Eversheds Sutherland has welcomed new partner Rupert Bent to its intellectual property team.
• Weightmans has appointed planning lawyer Bob Pritchard to the firm’s Leeds office.
• Irwin Mitchell has welcomed solicitor Libby Hanson to its Leeds office where she joins the Court of Protection team.
• Mewies Solicitors has welcomed personal injury solicitor Mark Irlam to the firm.
• Ramsdens Solicitors has appointed abuse and personal injury lawyer Natalie Marrison
• Schofield Sweeney has appointed two newly qualified solicitors in its litigation team. Alannah Crux is based in the firm’s Bradford office and Kate Knight is based in Leeds.
• Ison Harrison has made two appointments to its commercial property team: Richard Scott and Dhiran Mistry.

February

• Addleshaw Goddard has announced the appointment of Richard Hunt as a partner.
• Walker Foster has appointed Maxine Heppenstall as managing director.
• Andrea Jones joins Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth as senior associate solicitor.
• Gordons has appointed Andrew Logan as head of regulatory.
• Clarion Solicitors has appointed Jacqui Barr as an associate in the property practice based in Leeds.
• McCormicks Solicitors has appointed Jon Healey as head of its corporate and commercial team.
• Shulmans has appointed Julie Carr as a partner in the residential development unit of the real estate team.
• Emsleys solicitors has appointed personal injury solicitor John Hutchings as a director.
• Atherton Godfrey has welcomed solicitor Katy Burgin to the firms’ wills and trusts team.
• Andrew Jackson has appointed Debbie Gibbons as a member of the family team in the private client practice.
• Shulmans has appointed two new associates, Peter Woods and Katrina Allen.
• Solicitor Cheryl Grace has joined the Harrogate office of Stowe Family Law LLP.
• Devonshires has appointed two solicitors in Leeds, Julie Hargreaves and Natalie Swales
• Shulmans has appointed Donna Bibby as a client relationship and business development manager.

January

• Hill Dickinson has announced the appointments of legal director Eleanor Tunnicliffe and senior associate Ruth Griffiths to its health practice.
• Irwin Mitchell has appointed Oliver Collett as a senior associate in its industrial disease team.
• Horwich Farrelly has made a number of associate promotions including Rebecca Osborne (motor & casualty).
• Shulmans has announced that it is retaining four newly qualified solicitors. Kayleigh Watson is a member of the corporate team, Laura Giltrap is a member of the firm’s employment team, David Ryan is a member of the commercial property team and Maria Fert is a member of the commercial property team.
• DLA Piper has appointed David Smith as a partner in its corporate tax practice.
• LCF Law has promoted Cathy Cook to partner in its corporate division.
• Sarah Coates-Madden has joined Taylor & Emmet’s property litigation team.