Partner promotion within real estate disputes team
SGH Martineau has promoted senior associate Alison Hancock to partner in the firm’s real estate disputes team.
Alison, a chartered legal executive who joined the firm in 2003, is a litigator working in the leisure and retail sector, and represents a wide range of clients in court most weeks. But it is her growing reputation for advising a number of pub companies on issues relating to the beer tie and the recovery of property or arrears that has singled her out for this promotion.
Hancock says: “The invitation to become a partner was really satisfying and I believe it’s a testament to the hard work I have put in throughout my career, not just the last 11 years here at SGH Martineau. It’s an exciting time to be a partner in a business this dynamic, with a clear unambiguous strategy for growth; a future I can now help shape more directly."
Emma Shipp, SGH Martineau managing partner, says: “Alison’s promotion is just the latest in a long line of recent promotions and appointments that are helping us align the firm’s skills and experience with our sector-focused strategy.
“The strength of client relationships she has formed over many years, exemplifies the approach that has shaped the strategy we have developed for the leisure & retail sector. She is determined to succeed and demonstrates a deep and genuine understanding of the sector in which she operates on an almost daily basis."
