PRIVATE PRACTICE
Partners

Starting in the City, Haris Zografakis joins the shipping litigation group at Stephenson Harwood from Middleton Potts, where he was a partner.



Olswang appoints partner Gerald Montagu to its tax practice from US firm Sidley Austin.



Clyde & Co adds to its banking practice with the hire of partner Chris Lenton from US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf.



Partner Neil Graham joins the family department at Dawsons from Payne Hicks Beach.



South-east firm Matthew Arnold & Baldwin appoints Jay Das to head its London-based planning and environment team; she moves from City firm Beachcroft.



Paula Levitan joins US firm Arnold & Porter as a corporate partner; she was formerly general counsel for private investment fund Manzanita Capital.



Two partners join London firm Collins Benson Goldhill: James Thorby in the corporate team from London and Reading firm Clarkslegal, and Sammi Hsu in commercial property from US firm Grundberg Mocatta Rakison.



Corporate and commercial partner Carol Martin joins the London office of US firm Grundberg Mocatta Rakison from City firm Bircham Dyson Bell.



London firm Edwin Coe makes up two partners: Simeon Gilchrist in the insolvency team and Carolyn West in property.



Wortley Byers in Brentford promotes two partners: Sue Dowman in the corporate team and Wendy Beach in litigation.



Sharon Cloud joins The Family Law Partnership in Leatherhead as a partner. She left Surrey firm TWM last year.



Commercial partner Jonathan Ashbridge joins Swindon firm Clark Holt. He was previously head of the banking and finance department at City firm Maxwell Winward.



Moving to the Midlands, Birmingham’s Needham & James promotes Carla Hull to partner in the family team.



In Leicester, clinical negligence firm Moosa-Duke makes up Krishna Kotecha to partner.



In Nottingham, Berryman promotes wills and tax planning specialist Jacqueline Lewis to the partnership.



To Liverpool, where Kevin Lee joins Halliwells as a real estate partner from DLA Piper.



Carlisle firm Burnetts promotes clinical negligence specialist Victoria Watson to partner.





Associates/
assistants

Watford firm Sedgwick Kelly recruits two commercial property assistants: Trenham Weatherhead joins from City firm Rosenblatt, while Rebecca Stewart joins after doing locum work.



Commercial property specialist Caroline Entwistle joins Withy King in Bath from local firm Mogers.



National firm Shoosmiths promotes Céline Hickey to associate in its Milton Keynes pensions practice.



Colchester firm Ellisons hires private client assistant Daniel Ager from Ipswich firm Birketts.



South-east firm Adams & Remers appoints three assistants: Nichola Marven (company commercial) from Milton Keynes firm Dunham, Cathy Hoar (employment) from Synergy Employment Law in London and Fiona Kenny (private client) from Winchester firm Dutton Gregory.



Exeter firm Michelmores appoints associate Shivaji Shiva as head of its charity law team; he leaves Russell-Cooke in London.



In Cardiff, Clarkslegal hires employment specialists Victoria Hall and Alison Flett, who both move from south Wales firm Berry Smith.



Assistant solicitor Sara Stabler joins the commercial litigation team in the Norwich office of Howes Percival from Cambridge firm Taylor Vinters, where she was an associate.



Moving north, Harrogate firm Berwins appoints private client assistant Gillian Minford from Walker Morris

in Leeds.



Fay Bunting joins the family department at Sheffield firm Taylor & Emmet from local firm Favell Smith Lawson.



Hull firm Andrew Jackson appoints agricultural property law specialist James Worthington from Dickinson Dees in Newcastle Upon Tyne.



Carlisle firm Burnetts promotes Sam Lyon to associate in the commercial team, while Richard Miller becomes an associate and head of agriculture.





IN-HOUSE

Keith Marriott has been appointed group general counsel at venue management company The NEC Group. He was previously commercial legal director at Christian Salvesen.



Media specialist Anne Mizzi leaves ITV Consumer, where she was a new media lawyer, to join Power TV, where she will specialise in distribution and rights.