Law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has announced a raft of key promotions, including the appointment of three additional partners and a divisional managing partner.
The firm’s employment, immigration and reward (EIR) division will be led by its new managing partner Richard Miskella (pictured). Richard takes over the role from James Davies, who has returned to full-time private practice. A member of the firm for more than 16 years and a partner since 2009, Richard will now take on leadership of the EIR division’s team of 100-plus lawyers across the firm’s offices in London, Oxford, Cardiff, Dublin and Hong Kong.
Richard commented: ‘I feel very privileged—this is a terrifically exciting time to lead Lewis Silkin’s world-class employment and immigration practice. The broader employment landscape is rapidly evolving and the emerging issues are both complex and business-critical.
I look forward to working closely with colleagues across the firm to continue this evolution and further enhance Lewis Silkin’s reputation, hard earned over many years, as the leading advisers on employment and immigration matters.’
In addition to Richard’s appointment, Lewis Silkin has also announced the promotion of three partners—two in its London office, and one in Dublin.
Linda Hynes, who joined the Dublin office in 2018 as a managing associate, advises on a wide range of employment matters. Her areas of expertise include contentious and non-contentious employment law, compensation, and benefit issues, and she is also a certified data protection practitioner.
London-based Geraint Lloyd-Taylor trained at Lewis Silkin, and was appointed legal director and deputy head of the firm’s advertising and marketing sector group in 2017. He focuses on legal and regulatory issues relating to brand-led content, including advertising and marketing campaigns, social media and public relations.
Gavin McNaughton joined the firm’s corporate team in London as a senior associate in 2016. He specialises in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, and has particular experience in acting for clients in the technology and sports sectors.
Ian Jeffery, partner and chief executive at Lewis Silkin, said: ‘It’s with great pleasure that we welcome Linda, Geraint and Gavin to the partnership. All three have different backgrounds and have taken varying routes to the partnership but are united by their talent as lawyers and in their commitment to clients, which is second-to-none.
‘I look forward to seeing their continued contributions to the firm’s growth as we go from strength to strength in the UK and internationally. These promotions, coming from Dublin as well as London, are a testament to the strength of the individuals across all of our offices.’
