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07 June 2019
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Thomson Snell & Passmore

22 promotions across the board

South East firm Thomson Snell & Passmore has announced a record 22 promotions, including six additional partners and two equity partners.

In the commercial property department, three members—Penelope Edgar, Laura Keatley and Kate Turnham—have been promoted to partner, with Matthew Grogan receiving a promotion to equity partner. Kim Connolly’s promotion has made her the sixth partner in the firm’s residential conveyancing team, while Oliver Chapman in the clinical negligence and personal injury team also joins the partnership. In the dispute resolution team, James Cradick and Mark Steggles have been promoted to partner and equity partner respectively.

In addition to the new partners, Court of Protection partner Brian Bacon has been appointed as head of the department, where two newly qualified solicitors have also joined. Three members of the commercial property team have been promoted to associates, and Amy Wilford in the dispute resolution team will move to senior associate. The family department has seen one promotion to associate and the addition of a newly qualified solicitor, with a new team member also joining the clinical negligence and personal injury department. A legal secretary in the dispute resolution team has been promoted to paralegal, and three further promotions have taken place in the business services department.

 James Partridge, senior partner at Thomson Snell & Passmore, commented: ‘As a firm we place great emphasis on our commitment to growing our talent organically. We are confident that in the years to come our clients will continue to benefit from the diligent, trustworthy legal advice that our lawyers provide.’

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