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15 December 2021
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Blacks Solicitors—17 promotions

Law firm promotes 17 across 6 teams
Blacks Solicitors is marking the end of a successful year with promotions in teams across the firm.

In total, 17 people have been promoted across six teams; Corporate, Commercial, Residential Property, Commercial Property, Risk & Compliance, and Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR).

Saby Sambhi (Corporate & Commercial) and Charlotte Hart (Residential Property) have been promoted to solicitor partners.

Commenting on his promotion, Saby said: 'It means a lot to all of us that our hard work and dedication to the firm and our clients has been recognised. We’re really pleased to be ending the year with such positive news, and we’re looking forward to seeing what 2022 brings us.'

Blacks’ property offering has seen five people promoted to senior associate solicitor; Jonathan Kay (Commercial Property), Jennifer Gillespie (Commercial Property), Marcus Kaye (Commercial Property), Emma Garfitt (Residential Property), and Perdip Kaur Bhachu (Residential Property). James Ricketts (Risk & Compliance) is also now a senior associate solicitor.

Shamaila Khan (Commercial Property) has been promoted to senior associate licensed conveyancer, with Sarah Kellett (Residential Property) promoted to associate licensed conveyancer.

Six team members are now associate solicitors; Ben Finley (Commercial Property), Chloe Grainger (CDR), Yat Wong (CDR), Andrew Morgan (CDR), Jenna Meehan (Corporate & Commercial), and Amer Ali (Residential Property).

The firm has also promoted Alex Hall (Corporate & Commercial) to legal executive.

Chris Allen, managing partner at Blacks Solicitors, added: 'After another challenging year, it’s been brilliant to see all our team members display such commitment and ingenuity to ensure we’ve been able to continue delivering a fantastic level of service across the board. I’m extremely proud of everyone who’s been promoted, and am pleased to be able to reward them for their hard work.'
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