Yorkshire & Humber: Movers & Shakers

2019

July

• Rollits has promoted James Peel to partner in the Hull office. 

• Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Leeds based legal director Adrian Mansbridge.

• Irwin Mitchell has recruited associate Hollie Marcham to the firm’s tax, trusts and estates team in Leeds.

• Gateley Plc has made a number of promotions across the firm. Matt Leech (restructuring) has been promoted to legal director in the Leeds office.

• Setfords has welcomed consultant solicitor Ailsa Pemberton. Based in the firm’s York office, Pemberton specialises in commercial and intellectual property law.

• Taylor & Emmet has appointed employment specialist Abbas Khan to the firm from Harrowells in York where he worked in civil and commercial litigation.

• Rollits has promoted commercial and IP specialist David White to associate in the Hull office.  Meanwhile, Libby Clarkson, a planning and development specialist, has been promoted to associate solicitor after joining Rollits as a trainee in 2012.

• Ison Harrison has promoted Geraldine Levison, a property specialist, to branch manager at the Chapel Allerton office.

• Banner Jones Solicitors has made a number of director promotions. Head of employment law, Katie Ash, and head of dispute resolution, Rob Stubbs, have been appointed as shareholding directors.

• Lupton Fawcett has appointed Andrew Smith, a family specialist, as a partner in the York office.

• Winston Solicitors has appointed David Barker as head of insolvency.

• Lupton Fawcett has appointed Janice Carey to its York office.

• Clarion Solicitors has made a number of senior promotions. Joanna Dodd, a member of the firm’s employment team for the last 13 years, has become a legal director. Meanwhile, Sarah Molloy, Louise Dodds, Sarah Harrison and Stephanie Kaye have become senior associates

• Weightmans has promoted a number of associates following the introduction of two new roles, legal director and principal associate, introduced from 1 May 2019. Leeds/new principal associates: David Stokes, Haroon Younis, Nick Newman, Hannah Beddis, Matthew Morton, Susan Matthews, Rebecca Stanton, Nigel Price and Katherine Clark.

• awb Charlesworth has appointed Carole Conroy as a residential conveyancer in the Skipton office.

June

• DAC Beachcroft has announced the promotion of 19 new partners. The promotions take effect from 1 May 2019. In the Leeds office Jeremy Bennett (claims solutions), Shruti Brockett (business services), Charlotte Le Maire (claims solutions) and Paul McGough (healthcare regulatory) have been promoted.

• CMS has announced its partner promotion round. In the firm’s Sheffield office Rebecca Roffe (planning) has been promoted.

• Weightmans has made a number of partner promotions, including Louise Walker (family law) in the Leeds office.

• Newtons Solicitors has welcomed solicitors Roy Cusworth and Jennifer Kirkhope to its commercial property team.

• DAC Beachcroft has announced the promotion of seven new legal directors. In the Leeds office Ioan Davies (public law) has been promoted.

• Bevan Brittan has made a number of senior promotions, including Alex Dunne (property) who becomes a senior associate in the Leeds office.

• Wake Smith has appointed Dean Goulding as an assistant solicitor in the company and commercial department.

• Ware & Kaye Solicitors has announced that Sian Foster, solicitor, has been promoted to head of its wills & probate team at its York office

• Williamsons Solicitors has welcomed criminal law specialist Robin Smith’s return after ten years away from the firm.

• Slater Heelis has promoted Joanne Taylor in the family team to associate chartered legal executive, and Richard Bradbury to associate solicitor in the commercial property team.

• Lupton Fawcett has promoted senior associate Caroline Hawcroft to head of its agriculture and landed estates department.

• Wilkinson Woodward has appointed Liz Wallis, a licensed conveyancer, to the property team.

• Raworths Solicitors has announced the senior appointment of Ann Laverty as its head of property.

• Solicitor Rachel Joyce has joined the Beverley office of Stowe Family Law LLP.

• Stone King has announced a number of promotions. In the Leeds office: Katherine Trickett (commercial property) has been promoted to associate solicitor and Chris Jones (education) has been promoted to associate.

• Ashley Armitage has joined Clarion Solicitors’ corporate recovery and insolvency practice as a senior associate.

• Jane Brooks Law has appointed Glenn Holden as a solicitor in the commercial and residential property team. Meanwhile, the firm has announced that Amanda Powell has qualified as a chartered legal executive and that Lilli Grigg has qualified as a solicitor.

• Kirsty Tinsley-Fenney has joined Fieldfisher’s real estate team as a partner.

• Irwin Mitchell has made a number of partner promotions. David Withers from the serious injury team in Sheffield has been promoted.

• Taylor & Emmet solicitors, Paul Fouad and Alex Watkinson have joined the firm’s equity partnership.

• Blacks Solicitors LLP has promoted two of its team members. Tom Moyes, a partner in the employment law team and Mark Downs head of IT, have been promoted to equity partner and partner respectively.

• Walker Morris has announced nine new senior associate promotions. They are Claire Acklam (litigation & dispute resolution), Mark Appleby (banking), Kathryn Brook (real estate), Laura Cavell (corporate), Jon Cherry (real estate), Lorna Hopps (employment), Olena Jarockyj (real estate litigation), Sonia Lonsdale (corporate) and Andrew Maclean (real estate).

• Wake Smith solicitors has announced two internal associate promotions. Clinical negligence solicitor Kate Lax and commercial property solicitor Laura Sanderson have been promoted to associate solicitor level.

• Robyn Thompson has joined Lupton Fawcett’s corporate finance team in York.

• Taylor & Emmet has appointed property experts Steve Hinshelwood and John Outram as consultants. It has promoted licensed conveyancer Stacey Crane to associate.

• Heptonstalls Solicitors has welcomed Philip Taylor as a solicitor to its commercial property department.

• Cat Tanham has joined Clarion Solicitors’ corporate recovery and insolvency practice.

• Milners has appointed Darren Carter as a solicitor in the corporate and commercial team.

May

• Eversheds Sutherland has made a number of partner promotions including Colin Askew (tax), Louise Lightfoot (employment) and Peter Bowen (operations) in Leeds.

• DLA Piper has promoted a number of lawyers to its partnership... In the firm’s Leeds office Chris Harvey (litigation and regulatory), Ben Peecock (finance and projects) and Ruth Williamson (real estate) have been promoted to partner.

• Addleshaw Goddard has announced the promotion of eight partners across its UK and international offices. In the firm’s Leeds office Joe Maitland (real estate) has been promoted to partner.

• Weightmans restructuring and insolvency team has welcomed James Moore as a partner in the firm’s Leeds office.

• Shulmans has promoted commercial property associate Kieran Wilkinson to partner in the real estate division.

• Stewarts Law has promoted commercial litigator Nick Haworth to partner in its Leeds office.

• Eversheds Sutherland has made a number of promotions to legal director, including Amanda Dodsworth (tax) and Rob Hill (real estate) in Leeds.

• Walker Morris has appointed Sarah Greenwell as a senior associate in its pensions team.

• Wilkinson Woodward has welcomed solicitor Lepe Salam-Pir to its family team in the Halifax office.

• Switalskis Solicitors has welcomed serious injury and traumatic brain injury claims specialist, Ewan Bain, to its Doncaster office.

• Ward Hadaway has promoted Gillian Chinhengo to partner in the firm’s employment team. It has also promoted Simon Thirtle to partner in the firm’s housing team.

• Ware & Kay has announced the appointment of litigation solicitor Johanne Spittle as head of the litigation department and to the board of directors.

• Andrew Jackson has appointed two new partners. Jody Horth and Oliver Hall are based in the Hull and York offices respectively.

• Ward Hadaway has promoted a number of lawyers across the firm. Kate McLean (corporate) has been promoted to associate in the Leeds office.

• Clarion Solicitors has appointed Sarah Buxton as a legal director in its family law practice.

• Wilkinson Woodward has announced the promotion of property specialist Melanie Leadbitter to director.

• Solicitor Amy Jackson has joined Myton Law in the real estate team.

• Patricia Langton, a conveyancing specialist with 25 years’ experience, has joined Eatons Solicitors.

• Haddleton Legal has welcomed specialist commercial and construction lawyer Bob Crampton to the team.

• Shulmans has made a number of associate promotions including Nicky Morgan in the plot sales team and Lindsey Hodges in the firm’s QCAS division, a provider of conveyancing services

• Capsticks has promoted Emma Brecknock to legal director.

April

• Gateley has appointed Barbara Rollin as a real estate partner in the Leeds office.

• Keebles has appointed Paul Russell as a partner in the commercial property department.

• Ison Harrison has recruited commercial partner Richard Coulthard to lead its corporate division.

• Langleys Solicitors has appointed a number of new partners including James Knowles who is based in the York office and is a private client lawyer.

• Doncaster firm Keebles has appointed senior associate Wendy Martin and solicitor Holly Langman to its commercial property team.

• Berwins Solicitors has made two senior appointments. Dan Snedden has been appointed to head up the Court of Protection team in the private client department.  Meanwhile, Charlotte Carroll joins the commercial property unit, having qualified with the firm.

• Taylor & Emmet has appointed solicitor Richard Whiteley to its commercial property team.

• York firm Guest Walker & Co has appointed Rowena Rogers as head of their lifetime planning department, covering all legal aspects of future life planning and management, including wills and probate.

March

• Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Martin Griffiths as a tax partner based in the Leeds office.

• Shulmans has appointed private client and tax lawyer Julia Rangecroft to its private wealth division based in Leeds.

• Raworths Solicitors has welcomed partner Caroline Hedges to its private client team.

• Guest Walker & Co has appointed Deborah Barton as a director of the business.

• Irwin Mitchell has made a number of senior appointments. In Leeds, Lauren Burrows (commercial), Louise Colledge (employment), Amy Au (litigation), Rebecca Pearey (medical negligence) and have been promoted to associate. Margaret Ryan (medical negligence), Hema Rana (serious injury) and David Lister (family) have been promoted to senior associates. In Sheffield, Katherine Munn (commercial), Yvonne Simpson (litigation), Ben Gildea (real estate), Emma Reid (court of protection), Natalie Smith (court of protection), Charlotte Civico (medical negligence), Rosie Charlton (medical negligence), development co-ordinator Charlotte Faulkner (serious damages unit), client liaison manager Susan Seddon (serious injury), Faith Salih (public law) Mark Clegg (residential property) have been promoted to associate.

• Clarion Solicitors has appointed Mia Branchette as an associate in the property litigation department.

• Lupton Fawcett has appointed two family law specialists. Richard Buckley, who will be based in the Sheffield office, advises on a range of matters including children, divorce and financial proceedings. In the Leeds office, Sophie Arrowsmith handles children’s issues, cohabitation disputes, financial matters and divorce.

• Raworths Solicitors has appointed Annette Thomson to its dispute resolution department as a registered foreign lawyer.

• Former Zermansky and Partners senior partners Judith Glynn and Chris Preston have joined Switalskis Solicitors to head its family department in Leeds.

• Lupton Fawcett has welcomed Fiona Crothers as a newly qualified solicitor having undertaken her training contract with the firm.

• Taylor & Emmet has welcomed Dawn Lowry to its new Rotherham office that opened in January 2019. She joins the family department and provides advice on all aspects of family law.