PRIVATE PRACTICE

Partners


Edward Marston and Andrew Walsh join the projects and construction group at Shadbolt & Co’s London office; both were formerly partners in the private finance initiative healthcare team at US firm Kilpatrick Stockton.


Chris Hoyle, former head of technology at McGrigors, joins Beachcroft Wansbroughs’ technology and commerce division.


Nick Huddert also leaves McGrigors – where he was a director – to join the commercial property department at Bond Pearce as a partner; he will work in the London and Exeter offices.


Kennedys appoints construction specialist Ian Reid; he moves from SJ Berwin.


Mark Thomas joins Addleshaw Goddard’s banking team from Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw.


Bird & Bird recruits film finance lawyer David Quli from Richards Butler to its media group.


Banking specialist Hugo Coetzee moves to Bevan Brittan’s London office from Norton Rose.


Peter Bibby and Helen Marshall join the financial services regulatory practice at US firm Bingham McCutchen from DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary. Mr Bibby was head of the financial regulatory practice at DLA Piper.


Glovers promotes Masoud Zabeti to head its fraud and asset recovery unit.


To the midlands, where Black Country firm Higgs & Co promotes four to partner: Lucy Obrey and Claire Pottinger in the private client team, Philip Barnsley in the family team, and Gavin Faber in the commercial litigation department.


Birmingham firm Wragge & Co appoints Eversheds partner Sally Mewies in its IT team.


In Wales, Tony Everson-Davies joins the business services team at Cardiff firm Dolmans as a partner; he was formerly head of international legal affairs at the Mitel Corporation.


John Burnett moves from Gamlins to north Wales firm Mackenzie Jones to head the employment team as a partner.


Moving north, commercial property specialists Allan Sumner and Dominic Hester move to Ricksons in Preston as partners from local firm Napthens.


Julian Bond moves to Manchester firm Glaisyers to head the company and commercial team from Cobbetts in Leeds.


Manchester firm Lockett Loveday McMahon promotes mergers and acquisitions specialist Ed Foulkes to partner.


Compliance and consumer credit specialist Phil Broadhurst joins Newcastle firm Hay & Kilner as a partner; he was formerly head of legal at Citifinancial Europe. Geoff Moir is promoted to partner in the equity release unit.



Associates/Assistants


On the south coast, Lester Aldridge promotes ten in its Bournemouth and Southampton offices: Matthew Barrow (real estate), James Hawkes-wood (corporate) and Sue Adams (trusts, tax and wills) are promoted to senior associate; John Townsend (fast-track property), Suki Samra and Mark Benham (real estate), Matthew Gilbert and Michael Doyle (corporate) and Jenny Maddocks and Kate Fretten (employment) become associates.


Nicola Plant joins the private client division at the Worthing office of Thomas Eggar as an associate from Adams & Remers in Lewes.


Norwich firm Howes Percival promotes John Bradshaw to associate in the litigation department.


Peter Hughes joins Roythornes’ Nottingham office (litigation) after qualifying at London firm Vanderpump & Sykes.


Six new assistants for Leicester firm Harvey Ingram: Sonia Bachu joins the family group from local firm Rich & Carr, while Ian Sanders from Browne Jacobson in Nottingham and Sukhdip Bisla from DLA Piper in Birmingham join the commercial property department. Kinnary Vyas joins the commerce and technology team after working in-house at BUPA, Jonathan Hill joins the commercial litigation team from EMW Law in Northampton, and Kimbra Green joins the employment team from Wolters Kluwer, where she worked in-house.


Four new associates at Merseyside firm Lees Lloyd Whitley: Helen Oakes joins the family team from Franklins in Northampton, Lisa Maguire joins the personal injury department from Hill Dickinson, Mitchell Coville joins the trade union team from Thompsons and Danielle Black is promoted in the personal injury team.


Manchester firm Express Solicitors promotes Nicola Barrett to personal injury associate.


Oldham firm Mellor & Jackson promotes Keith Etherington to associate (personal injury). Mr Etheri-ngton is the chairman of the Young Solicitors Group.


Tina Wisener has joined Doyle Clayton in Reading, not in the City as stated in [2005] Gazette, 17 November, 39.