Private practice


Partners



Kicking off in the City, Pinsent Masons appoints life assurance expert Bruno Geiringer as a partner to its insurance and reinsurance group. He was previously head of the corporate legal team at Abbey National.



Clifford Chance welcomes back Greg Olson, who rejoins the European competition and regulation group from Jones Day, where he was a partner and leader of the London competition practice.



Jones Day boosts its banking and finance group with Michael Pabst from Mayer Brown.



Anna Rabin, who is responsible for the construction and engineering practice group, is promoted at Jeffrey Green Russell.



Asset finance specialist Stephen Marais joins DLA Piper’s finance and projects group from Denton Wilde Sapte.



Holman Fenwick & Willan recruits aviation specialist David Relf from Stephenson Harwood. The firm has also elected four partners at its London office – Ruth Allcoat (ship finance), Toby Stephens (litigation), Kapil Dhir and Alistair Feeney (trade and energy).



Insurance law specialist Davies Lavery appoints two to the firm. John Groome joins the insurance/reinsurance team at the London office from Halliwells. And professional indemnity specialist Samantha Hanson joins the Birmingham office from Browne Jacobson.



In the home counties, Fiona Wilson rejoins asb law in the family law team at the firm’s Maidstone office. She moves from Vizards Wyeth, where she was head of family.



Matrimonial/family law specialist Paula Evans is made up to partner at Scannell Evans in Essex.



Julia Carter has become legal director of Employment Law in Action in Penn, Buckinghamshire. She helped to set up the firm and was previously head of legal services for Human & Legal Resources in Haddenham.



South-east firm Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons appoints charity legacy specialist Alison Talbot to its Oxford office from Henmans.



In Wales, Cardiff firm M&A Solicitors bolsters its commercial projects team with Deryn Rees from Eversheds.



In the west country, private client partner Martin Follett joins the Exeter office of Michelmores from Truro-based Follett Stock; he has also been appointed registrar of the Exeter Diocese and will continue as registrar with the Truro Diocese.



South Devon firm Kitson Hutchings has brought in Dominic Hollingsworth from Lyons Davidson in Bristol to head up its corporate team.



Moving north, Ellis Gardner-Browne joins commercial firm Geldards in Nottingham as a partner and head of retail property. He previously held a similar position at Manches in the City.



Associates/Assistants



Patrick Simon leaves Linklaters in the City to join US firm Bryan Cave as an associate in the labour and employment team.



US firm Covington & Burling recruits Mark Young to its European technology, media and communications group from Denton Wilde Sapte and Janet Kidd to its European life sciences group from Wragge & Co. Both join as associates.



Commercial litigation specialist Nick Curling is promoted at Hextalls.



Silverman Sherliker recruits two assistants after they qualified at the firm – Victoria Russell in the employment department and Fiona Rodgers in IP.



Heading north, Chester firm Aaron & Partners promotes Joanna Tarne to associate in the wills, trusts and taxes department, while Caroline Hayward joins from Geoffrey Miller as an assistant in the planning and environmental team.



Specialist commercial firm Schofield Sweeney promotes three to associate – James Wood (dispute resolution) and Farooq Zar (commercial property) at its Bradford office, and James Austin (employment law) in Leeds.



Across the Pennines, David Bartley leaves Latimer Lee in Prestwich to join the personal injury team at Manchester firm Donns.



Cyril Morris Arkwright in Bolton promotes Tim Arkwright (commercial property) and Jane Welch (family) to associate.