A Midlands law firm has made ten senior promotions, including promoting two senior solicitors to partner, following the firm’s strong business performance in 2013.
Leamington-based Wright Hassall has promoted outsourcing and commercial solicitor Pete Maguire and dispute resolution solicitor Daniel Jennings to partners, taking the firm’s total number of partners to 36.
Wright Hassall’s commitment to developing its people through continued investment in skills training has also seen it make a further raft of senior associate and associate promotions.
Rachel Gwynne, who has a strong track record of advising charities and not-for-profit organisations on corporate and governance matters, is promoted to senior associate and takes on the responsibility for the firm’s significant charities and not-for-profit sector group.
Corporate solicitor Steve Halkett becomes senior associate as does insolvency solicitor Emma Easton alongside her fellow insolvency solicitor Monica Kapur who is promoted to associate.
The 35-strong real estate team has also been bolstered by the appointments of Jennie Loynes, Harminder Judge and Ellie Crofts as associates and property solicitor Louise Dearling is promoted to senior associate.
Richard Lane, Wright Hassall’s managing partner, said: “We are delighted to be able to promote these solicitors, all of whom have worked extremely hard to deliver excellent client service and support our clients during the tough economic times of the last few years.
“We are definitely seeing much more activity in the market as confidence returns to the economy. These promotions reflect our commitment to supporting our clients’ plans for growth by retaining excellent solicitors with the specialist skills they need.
“The firm has worked very hard to deliver such great results and these promotions are a reflection of our commitment to the future prosperity of the firm. After all, these young men and women are the leaders of tomorrow.”
Wright Hassall has a 230-strong team including 100 solicitors and 36 partners. Established in 1846, it’s a full service commercial law firm advising corporates, SMES, not-for-profit and public sector organisations.