Penningtons Manches Cooper has announced a raft of senior promotions for the forthcoming financial year, with four lawyers stepping up to partner and one to associate director. The new partners are Adam Crawford (housing, Basingstoke), Matilda Kingham (family, Reading and London), Eleanor Moodey (family, Oxford) and Rachel Taylor (court of protection, Basingstoke), while Andrew Jago (costs, London) becomes associate director.
The promotions reflect a mix of lateral hires and homegrown talent. Crawford, who joined in 2022, brings more than 20 years’ experience in the housing sector and has strengthened the firm’s capabilities in complex new build site set-ups and asset management. Jago, who joined in 2020, has led the firm’s costs practice through rapid expansion, doubling its workload and developing specialist services across litigation, drawing on his experience in areas including international arbitration and multi-jurisdictional disputes.
Kingham, Moodey and Taylor have all progressed through the firm, underscoring its focus on internal development. Kingham and Moodey play key roles in the growth of the private wealth group, advising on complex family matters, while Taylor has built a strong court of protection practice with a focus on high-value and specialist cases, including those involving acquired brain injury.
Commenting on the promotions, CEO Helen Drayton said: ‘Huge congratulations to Adam, Andrew, Eleanor, Matilda and Rachel on their very well deserved success,’ adding that ‘the impact they have already made… is hugely impressive’ and that the firm ‘will continue to make a strong contribution as they step into their new roles’.
Image caption (L-R): Andrew Jago, Rachel Taylor, Eleanor Moodey, Matilda Kingham and Adam Crawford.
