18 July 2022
Law firm announces promotion of 16 lawyers
UK law firm BDB Pitmans has recently announced the promotion of 16 of its lawyers with immediate effect.
This includes two new partners in the firm’s private wealth and real estate teams—Sophie St John and Tim Barwick. Both partners will be based in BDB Pitmans’ London office.
Sophie (pictured, right) acts for UK resident and international individuals, providing advice on a wide range of legal and tax issues relating to estate and succession planning, trusts, probate and lasting powers of attorney. She specialises in providing cross border advice for individuals and families with a global footprint.
Tim (pictured, left) is a commercial property and non-contentious construction lawyer with over 25 years’ experience. With expert knowledge in property development, strategic land development, real estate finance, infrastructure and construction, he has acted for a variety of clients, including strategic land funds, local authorities, developers and private sector companies.
Alongside these partner promotions are the following:
Legal Directors:
- Daniel King (Corporate)
- Aaron Nelson (Planning, infrastructure and public law)
- James Roberts (Restructuring and insolvency)
- Katie Smith (Litigation)
Senior Associates:
- Alice Balcombe (Family and matrimonial)
- Sarah Giles (Private wealth)
- Andrew Lister (Planning, infrastructure and public law)
- Zoe Merrikin (Employment)
- Victoria Moss (Real Estate—Development)
- Olivia Mulvany (Corporate)
Associates:
- Ross Fletcher (Corporate)
- Daisy Fulton (Corporate)
- Aranya Tharumakunarajah (Planning, infrastructure and public law)
- Annie Wogel (Family and matrimonial)
Managing partner Andrew Smith commented: ‘I would like to warmly congratulate all my colleagues on these richly-deserved promotions which are a reflection of the importance which the firm places on developing talent across all areas.’
Senior partner John Hutchinson concluded: ‘As we enter a new financial year, we would like to thank all our lawyers for their ongoing work and their commitment to BDB Pitmans. These promotions recognise the positive contributions our colleagues continue to make to both the firm and to our clients.’
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