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13 May 2021
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Hill Dickinson—19 promotions

Hill Dickinson announces first promotions of 2021 with 19 new legal directors

Hill Dickinson is delighted to announce its first promotions of 2021, which see 19 lawyers appointed to legal director.

The promotions are firm-wide across a number of sectors including commercial litigation, construction corporate, employment, regulatory, health and marine.  

The majority of the appointments are in the firm's UK offices with one promotion offered in Hill Dickinson's Piraeus office. Six promotions are in the firm's Liverpool headquarters, six in Manchester, six in London, and one in Piraeus.

Commenting on the promotions, Peter Jackson (pictured), CEO of Hill Dickinson, said: 'I am delighted to announce our senior promotions for 2021, with another 19 of our people having now attained legal director status. I would like to congratulate them both personally and on behalf of our board on their outstanding achievement. The past year has been an extremely challenging one, which makes their hard work and career progression even more admirable. These promotions are testament to their continuous work not only throughout the pandemic but also throughout their legal careers with Hill Dickinson.'

Commenting on the individual career paths of the new legal directors, Mr Jackson added: 'What’s very important to us at Hill Dickinson is to retain and nurture our people, which means supporting their career development in a way that also fits in with their life. We are fully committed to ensuring there are no barriers to career progression at Hill Dickinson and that all of our people can develop and progress at a pace that works for them.'

Full list of promotions below:

Liverpool

  • Elan Iorwerth, Corporate        
  • Emma Howard, Corporate        
  • Kate Steele, Commercial Litigation   
  • Aoife Ryan, Regulatory       
  • Nina Sahu, Health Litigation
  • Louise Wilson, Health Advisory           

Manchester

  • Sinead Mohan, Employment    
  • James Down, Corporate        
  • Alex Smith, Commercial Litigation   
  • David Banks, Construction    
  • Nick Citron, Health Litigation
  • Richard Parker, Health Commercial      

London

  • Jack Delaney, Corporate        
  • Sam Hudson, Corporate        
  • Francois De Lange, Corporate        
  • Rosie Goncare, Shipping          
  • Nino Inasaridze, Yachts 
  • Nafsika Connolly, Yachts 

Piraeus

  • Alexander Freeman, Shipping

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Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

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Blake Morgan—four promotions

Blake Morgan—four promotions

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