Firm appoints two new department heads
Consumer law firm Simpson Millar has hired two senior lawyers to lead its family and private client departments.
Peter Morris has joined Simpson Millar as its new head of family, with Erika Sinclair joining as national head of private client. Both will be based at the firm’s head office in Leeds.
Peter joins as a partner from Irwin Mitchell. He is highly experienced at representing high net worth clients, and in dealing with some of the most complex cases such as those involving business and overseas assets, choice of jurisdiction, children cases and family relocations.
Erika qualified as a solicitor in 1991 and spent the first ten years of her career in commercial litigation, including as in-house legal counsel at a number of FTSE 100 companies. After a career break, Erika moved into private client work initially with Lupton Fawcett Denison Till in Leeds, followed by Andrew Jacksons.
“I am hugely excited about Erika and Peter joining Simpson Millar,” says Emma Pearmaine, director of family services at Simpson Millar. “Both have a forward-thinking approach to legal services and the drive to push their teams onward in exciting directions.
“Erika is extremely capable with the right mix of natural leadership, business development and client handling skills. She has been tasked with developing our range of private client services and processes nationally.
“Aside from being highly recommended as a family lawyer, Peter understands what clients want and how to tailor services to match the demands of a market that has changed beyond recognition.”
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