DAC Beachcroft appoints 19 partners and seven legal directors
Law firm DAC Beachcroft has promoted 19 new partners and seven new legal directors across ten areas of its business.
David Pollitt, the firm’s Managing Partner, said: “I am pleased to confirm these well-deserved promotions across our UK and international offices. We take great pride in fostering an environment where our colleagues can succeed and reach their full potential – in fact, three of our new partners joined the firm as trainees.
“Each of these new partners exemplifies who we are as a firm and has demonstrated time and time again the excellent legal skills, cutting-edge delivery expertise, and determination we expect and, indeed, promise our clients.”
The new DAC Beachcroft partners in the UK are:
Birmingham
- Sophie Lawless (Claims Solutions)
- Kevan Smith (Claims Solutions)
Bristol
- Stan Campbell (Real Estate)
- Sara Eaton (Clinical Risk)
- Louise Wiltshire (Healthcare Regulatory)
Leeds
- Jeremy Bennett (Claims Solutions)
- Shruti Brockett (Business Services)
- Charlotte Le Maire (Claims Solutions)
- Paul McGough (Healthcare Regulatory)
London
- Sarah Crowther (Insurance Litigation)
- Olu Dansu (Insurance Litigation)
- Andrew Sheppard (Claims Solutions)
- Toby Vallance (Insurance Litigation)
Manchester
- Morgan Nash (Claims Solutions)
Newcastle
- Emma Bowens (Claims Solutions)
- Dawn McIntosh (Clinical Risk)
DAC Beachcroft’s new legal directors in the UK are: Ioan Davies (Public Law – Leeds), Ceri Fuller (Employment – London), Sarah George (Employment – Newcastle), Rachel Gibson (Real Estate – Newcastle) and Dean Parrett (Real Estate – London).
The firm has also promoted 31 new senior associates across ten practice areas, as well as six new associates in its national Claims Solutions Group.
Of the firm’s partner promotions, 53% are female. The overall number of female promotions made across the firm this year stands at 58%.