Record promotions for the firm in Manchester, Liverpool & London
Full-service law firm JMW has announced a record number of promotions across its Manchester, London and Liverpool offices.
Megan Christie-Copeland, head of the court of protection team, has been appointed to the board as equity partner, alongside Mark Jones, head of commercial litigation, and Andrew Lilley and Gordon Cartwright, both joint heads of the firm’s personal injury department.
In total, there have been 75 promotions made across the firm, the highest number in its history. In addition to the four equity partners, 32 have been made associates, 24 made senior associates, 12 have been made salaried partners, and three fixed-share equity partners.
Megan said: ‘I’m honoured to be promoted to the board, and in my opinion, it taking place whilst I was on maternity leave demonstrates JMW’s holistic approach to career development. There are no barriers to success here: in my own team we have made 18 promotions this year. Ours is a highly specialist, experienced team, dealing sensitively and empathetically with some of the most vulnerable of people and their families, friends and carers. Our person-centred approach is one that has been developed over many years and I look forward to our continued success.’
Gordon added: ‘I’m absolutely delighted to become an equity partner, especially as this is such an exciting period of growth for the firm. I’ve been with JMW for my entire career so this really is a special honour for me. I would also say that I am particularly proud of the work carried out by my team in the field of catastrophic injury and I hope to see all those involved continuing to climb the career ladder themselves in the coming years.’
Mark said: ‘The JMW commercial litigation team is over 60 strong and widely recognised in the industry for its market-leading work advising on multiple types of litigation issues, and I take pride in our collective achievements as we have developed our practice. As an equity partner, I’m now looking forward to ensuring the continued success of the team whilst working with the board to continue the further improvement of our client offering. In doing so JMW remain committed to its people and clients.’
Andrew said: ‘I am extremely pleased to be appointed to the board and I look forward to working closely with my fellow equity partners. I’ve been with JMW for 25 years and over that period of time I’ve seen the firm grow not just in terms of numbers but in stature and reputation, all the while never losing sight of our mission to deliver the very best legal services to our clients at every level.’
Pictured, left to right: Andrew, Meghan, Gordon and Mark.
