Private Practice


Partners



Ian Bagshaw leaves Clifford Chance to join the private equity practice at magic circle rival Linklaters.



US firm Hogan & Hartson promotes corporate and commercial specialist Sarah Atkinson to partner in its London office.



Georgia Quenby joins the banking and finance group at US firm McDermott Will & Emery; she was previously a partner at Nabarro Nathanson.



Hextalls hires Maria Guida to head its property team from Edwin Coe.



Gordon Dadds promotes three to partner: Emma Box in the litigation team, Anna Wagstaff in the family team and Anne-Marie Ellis in the property department.



Reading firm Pitmans appoints Adam Dowdney to its corporate finance department from Clarkslegal.



Property partner Christopher Elias joins Surrey firm Morrisons from Thomas Eggar.



Guildford firm Cheyney Goulding promotes Aled Williams to partner in the business practice.



East Anglian firm Kester Cunningham John promotes Fiona Bethel to partner and head of the family department. Catastrophic personal injury specialist Hannah Rutterford is also promoted.



In Chester, Aaron & Partners recruits Helen Watson, who joins from Hill Dickinson’s local office to head up the employment team.



Liverpool firm Goodmans promotes family specialist Tracy Winstanley to partner.



Manchester firm The Hardman Partnership promotes Mike Rafferty to partner and head of the personal injury department.



Jo Yeates leaves Leeds firm Morley Mitchell to head the employment team at York firm Hethertons.





Associates/Assistants



UK firm McGrigors appoints Maria Piggin to its financial services and corporate defence team in London from Bark & Co.



Pitmans in Reading appoints senior corporate solicitor Matthew Vance from Clarkslegal.



Morrisons in Surrey strengthens its property team with the appointments of associate Stephen Wilks from Gray Hooper Holt in Redhill and assistant Marina Waller from Guildford firm GCL. Associate Simon Porter joins the company and commercial department from Thackray Williams in Bromley, and assistant Taynia Pemberton joins the wills and probate team from Thomas Eggar.



Southampton firm Eric Robinson appoints two assistants in its wills and probate team: Natasha Kenway from local firm Lawcomm and Penelope Tidswell from Pengillys in Weymouth.



In Cardiff, Morgan Cole recruits Paul Caldicott to head its corporate and personal insolvency service from Ashfords in Exeter.



Associate David James joins the Cardiff city centre office of Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice from local firm Merrils Ede.



East Anglian firm Prettys promotes three to associate: Guy Hudson and Andrew Tubb in the corporate services team and Louise Pepper in the insurance team.



Felicity Wyatt joins the agricultural team at Hewitsons’ Northampton office from Derbyshire firm Nigel Davis.



Black Country firm Higgs & Sons promotes five to associate: Kate Legg and Geoff Kettle in the corporate and commercial department, Claire Burnell and Andy Shaw in the personal injury department and Joanne Walker in the employment team.



Birmingham firm Coley & Tilley appoints personal injury assistant Sally-Ann Hathaway from local firm Sydney Mitchell.



Moving north, Bolton firm Kippax Beaumont Lewis appoints John Hassells as head of the employment team from Hill Dickinson in Manchester.



Family specialist Philip Goodall joins Hull firm The Max Gold Partnership as a senior solicitor from Bailey & Haigh in Selby.



Gina Ashby moves to the wills, trusts and taxes team at Chester firm Aaron & Partners from Cobbetts in Manchester.



Employment assistant Gaynor Beckett moves to Harrogate firm Davidson Webber from Halifax-based Finn Gledhill.





Consultant



Former DLA Piper partner David Hill joins Harrogate firm Davidson Webber as a consultant in the new employment department.