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19 April 2022
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KPMG Law—four promotions

Law firm promotes partners in London, Manchester & Leeds offices

KPMG Law, part of professional services firm KPMG, has promoted four new Partners.

Kennedy Masterton-Smith (pictured) has been promoted to Partner, leading the team focused on Banking and Commodities regulation. She joined the firm in 2015 and was the practice’s first Financial Services regulatory lawyer. She advises clients on legal and regulatory issues which arise in the context of transformational projects and regulatory changes.

Tanvir Dhanoa has also been promoted to Partner and is a corporate lawyer specialising in international business reorganisation and transactions projects for Financial Services clients. She works with some of the firm’s largest global clients.

Paul Kelly has been promoted to Partner in Manchester and Ed Bartlett has been promoted to Partner in Leeds. Both corporate lawyers joined the business in 2014 to help establish the firm’s legal services presence in the North and advise clients on the full range of corporate law issues including M&A, international business reorganisations and equity incentives.  

Nick Roome, head of KPMG Law, commented: 'I am delighted and proud to recognise the achievements of our talented Partner promotes.'

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