Movers & Appointments 2014

December 2014

  • Mills & reeves appoint commercial property specialist, Jessica Hogg.
  • Linder Myers appolints Commercial Litigator, Laura Hallett from Marsden Rawsthorns.
  • Corporate specialist, Scott Sands joins Myersons from Mills Reeve.
  • Shoosmiths appoints family specialist, Chris Longbottom (formerly at Aarons) to head family services in Manchester. 

 

November 2014

  • Tax and Private Client specialist, Philip Laidlow moves to Gateleys from Laytons in Manchester. 
  • Corporate specialist Mark Dawson moves in-house from Shoosmiths to join Select Property as a director.
  • Private Equity and Corporate specialist, Mike McGrath (formerly of Speedy Hire, Pinsents and Addleshaws) joins Gunnercooke.

 

October 2014

  • Weightmans appoints corporate tax specialist, Haydn Rogan from DWF. 
  • Pinsent Masons appoints commercial and technology specialists Gill Spencer and Claire Edwards from DLA. 
  • Pannone Corporate has appointed Danielle Amorm a commercial, IP & IT specialist from Hogan Lovells.
  • Simon Wallwork, a corporate transactional specialist, joins Slater Heelis from Weightmans.

 

September 2014

  • Forbes appoints private client solicitor Kirsty McNulty from BBE.
  • Harrison Drury appoints real estate specialist Amanda Marwood from Thomson Hayton Winkley in Cumbria.

 

August 2014

  • Turner Parkinson appoints insolvency specialist Mark Hague from Gorvins. 

 

July 2014

  • Cassell Moore appoints Real Estate Partner, Peter Barlow who joins from Hill Dickinson.
  • Knights in Chester appoints Family and Matrimonial Partner, Elisabeth Pugh from Aaron & Partners.

 

June 2014

  • Stowe Family Law appoints matrimonial specialist, Philip Thompson (formerly of Butcher & Barlow) to work across its Wilmslow and Hale offices.
  • Ward Hadaway secures appointment of sports and media lawyer, Stephen Taylor Heath.
  • Taylors appoints Mark Dennis, who headed Linder Myers’ commercial litigation and corporate recovery team.
  • Shoosmith’s Manchester office has acquired Banking specialists, partner Liz Sweeney and associate Ruth Evans who were previously at EOS and DLA.
  • Mills & Reeve appoint real estate specialist Heather Leese from Eversheds.
  • Real Estate Solicitor Olivia Hepworth joins Clough & Willis from Squire Sanders.
  • Andrew Chamberlain, Partner and Head of Employment at Addleshaw Goddard is to join DWF.
  • Shoosmiths appoints IP specialists Laura Harper and Carol Isherwood from Ward Hadaway.

 

May 2014

  • Turner Parkinson appoints Real Estate specialist Daniel Woodcock from Gorvins
  • Forbes Solicitors appoints Gavin Wright (previously a director with Deloittes) as Chief Executive amid a series of top-level changes. Siobhan Hardy, who heads the firm's Leeds office, is appointed to Senior Partner in succession to John Barker and will work with current managing partner, Winston Hood. 
  • Forbes Solicitors appoints Lucy Worrall (previously with Croftons) as a partner and head of Housing and Regeneration (Property).
  • Hill Dickinson bolsters its Employment Team with the appointment of two partners from Ward Hadaway, Daniel Rubin and David Parry. A Pension Law specialist, Mark Ridler formerly of DWF is also appointed.

 

April 2014

  • JMW recruits residential conveyancing specialist, Lindsey Robinson and Court of Protection solicitor, Ben Tyer. 
  • Laytons appoints Banking & Finance Lawyer, Andrew Gosnay formerly of Pannone.
  • Hill Dickinson has made a string of recent appointments Andrew Jones (ex BLM) in Insurance Litigation , James Clayton (ex DWF) in commercial and procurement, Jane Lee in Private Client and Rhain Hughes joins corporate.

 

March 2014

  • Squire Sanders appoints construction specialist Sean McCay previously a partner with Pannones and early career with Hammonds.
  • Darbys appoints tax and pensions specialist Peter Townsend formerly of Cobbetts and Slater Heelis.
  • Turner Parkinson appoints corporate lawyer, David Easdown, who previously practised with Mills & Reeves.
  • Clark Willmott appoints corporate specialist Danny Varney formerly of Pannones. 
  • Ward Hadaway has appointed corporate tax lawyer Saad Ahmed from Hill Dickinson.
  • Aaron & Partners appoints real estate specialist, Trish Randles from Walker Smith & Way.

 

February 2014

  • SAS Daniel appoints commercial litigation specialist, Nigel Hyder formerly of Kennedys. 
  • Bermans - insolvency specialist Linda McCay from DWF.
  • Brabners in Preston appoints commercial litigation specialist, Oliver Andrews from Oglethorpe, Sturton & Gillibrand and commercial property lawyer, Jonathon Waterhouse from Napthens. 
  • Mills & Reeve’s Manchester office has recruited corporate partner Simon Pedley from Pannone. 
  • Knights in Chester has Solicitors has appointed a corporate partner, William Bankes who previously practised at Fladgates, Pinsent Masons and Gamlins.  

 

January 2014

  • Weightmans appoints construction specialist John Cleaveley who joins from Fulcrum Group Holdings. 
  • Insolvency specialist, Matthew Whyatt joins JMW.
  • Commercial Litigation specialist and partner, Andrew Roberts joins Weightmans in Liverpool from DLA.
  • Environmental Law specialist Simon Colvin joins Weightmans from Pinsents.