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17 April 2015
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DAC Beachcroft

Firm announces annual partner and associate promotions

DAC Beachroft is pleased to announce the promotion of 15 new partners and 29 new associates with effect from 1 May. The promotions take total partner numbers to 258.

The new partners are based in the firm's offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, London, Manchester and Winchester. They are: Ros Ashcroft, regulatory & public law (Bristol); Nick Beko, real estate (Manchester); Jonathan Bingham, claims solution group (Birmingham); Rhiannon Davis, insurance advisory (London); Belinda Dix, healthcare regulatory (Winchester); Faye Fishlock, claims solutions group (Bristol); Gemma Leonard, real estate (London); Harald Loeffler, commercial dispute resolution (Manchester); Richard Loxley, employment & pensions (London); Cassandra Mitchell, claims solutions group (Bristol); Chris Morris, healthcare regulatory (Bristol); Mike Pearce, corporate & commercial (Bristol); Simon Thomas, commercial dispute resolution (Bristol); David Williams, claims solutions group (Leeds) and Rob Williams, claims solutions group (Bristol).

Meanwhile, DAC Beachcroft is pleased to announce the promotion of 29 new associates with effect from 1 May.  These are spread across seven offices in the UK and Ireland and 10 different service lines.   

DAC Beachcroft managing partner, Paul Murray, says: "We are delighted to announce that 15 new partners have been promoted from within the firm. I am always pleased to see the mutual investment made by both the firm and the individuals pay off in this way." 

He adds: "As always, these promotions underline that client demand remains strong and prospects across the business remain good.  Coupled with our improving financial performance, the promotions speak volumes for the renewed confidence I am seeing across the firm and will be instrumental in us realising our full potential in terms of profitable growth. Many congratulations to them all."

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