Shoosmiths announces new partners in May promotions round

They are joined by 18 new senior associates across the UK, including two in Edinburgh.

The firm’s new partners are: David Perry and Catherine Hood (real estate), Aaron Harlow (restructuring & insolvency), Joe Stephenson (commercial) all based in Birmingham; Ruth Clare (real estate) based in Manchester and Lisa Keating (recoveries services), based in Northampton.

The firm also welcomed senior associates Ben Zielinski (commercial) and John Dunlop (real estate) in its Edinburgh office.

Shoosmiths’ chief executive, Claire Rowe, said: “We always look forward to this time of year, where we can reward our lawyers for the contributions they make.

“This latest round of promotions demonstrates the strength and depth of the people at Shoosmiths and our ongoing commitment to ensuring we have the best people to deliver the client results.”

Shoosmiths moved to an all-equity partnership on 1 May 2015.

The firm has also been shortlisted for “Law Firm of the Year” and “Real Estate Team of the Year” at The Lawyer Awards 2017.

Run by The Lawyer magazine, the awards recognise best practice and excellence across the board.

The awards ceremony is taking place on the Tuesday 27 June at Grosvenor House, London.