• Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments
• Wednesday October 2 2024
• Author Name: Peter Davison

Thrings makes 15 promotions across firm

Law firm Thrings has made 15 promotions across its offices in Swindon, Bristol and Bath.

Two new partners, two legal directors, three senior associates and seven associates have been appointed in the latest tranche of promotions, as well as the firm’s first environmental consultant.

Of the cohort stepping into new roles, almost half began with the firm as either a trainee or newly qualified solicitor, demonstrating the firm’s continued commitment to developing its staff throughout their careers.

Thrings has welcomed the appointment of two new partners, Tara Connor-McLaren (family) and Simon McIlroy (property litigation), from the Bristol and Bath office respectively, who advance to take on even more responsibility within their highly successful teams.

Also taking the next step in their career progression are new legal directors Naomi Butler (real estate) and Gavin Smith (succession and tax), who advance from their previous positions as senior associates.

Meanwhile, three new senior associates include Rukshana Khanom (succession and tax) in Romsey, Abi Sinden (commercial), who is based across both Swindon and Romsey, and Gemma Goode (succession and tax) in Thrings’ Lydney office.

Six lawyers within the firm’s Bristol office have been made associates, including Charlotte Clack (real estate), Katie McAlone (property litigation), Kiran Maher (planning), Laura Shermon (employment), Dan Gibson (commercial dispute resolution) and Claire Kretzmann (paragon costs).

The final new associate is in Thrings’ Lydney office with Moses Thompson stepping up within the succession and tax team.

A further promotion is also being made within Thrings’ planning and environment team as solicitor Harvey Davies is appointed environmental consultant, reflecting his expertise within the emerging natural capital market, including his work to support developers and landowners around biodiversity net gain and nutrient neutrality matters.

Simon Holdsworth, Thrings’ managing partner, said: “I am proud to see so many talented colleagues taking the next pivotal steps in their careers.

“These promotions are a direct result of the hard work and dedication to their clients and to the firm, and I want to congratulate each and every one of them on this achievement.

“Over the past two years, we have seen more than 40 colleagues across the firms fee-earning and business services departments advance in their roles and it has been fantastic to witness how they continue to flourish and grow, both as lawyer and leaders in their teams and their fields.”

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