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11 July 2013
Issue: 7568 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Gillian Rivers & Phillip D'Costa—Penningtons

Two new partners for London office

Penningtons Solicitors LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of two new partners to its London office. Gillian Rivers joins as head of family law  while Phillip D’Costa becomes a partner in Penningtons’ commercial dispute resolution team. Gillian specialises in the financial aspects of relationship breakdown and making emergency applications to freeze assets, recover children, and in response to cases of domestic violence, while Phillip specialises in commercial, fraud and financial services dispute resolution, arbitration and ADR.

Issue: 7568 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire

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