A Law firm has announced a series of new senior appointments and promotions to add to their ‘fast growing’ ranks, all new positions and promotions are across central functions and legal departments to help spearhead its continued strategy for expansion.
London firm Taylor Rose MW have unveiled a host of key promotions within its central functions that they say are designed to ‘provide the infrastructure in which the company’s lawyers can thrive and deliver the best possible service’.
Adrian Jaggard, CEO of Taylor Rose MW and its parent AIIC Group, commented: “This announcement highlights the abundance of talent we are developing and rewarding within Taylor Rose MW, and our willingness to bring in top talent from outside to supplement our growth ambitions in key areas. We’re bolstering our talent not only in key growth legal areas, but importantly in the central services that enable our lawyers to provide the best possible service to our clients and deliver our ambitions. Congratulations to all those who have been promoted and we’re looking forward to working with our new additions, who are already beginning to make a strong contribution.”
Annemarie Pye will be the new Chief Operating Officer Ms Pye has been with the company for over 15 years, first joining the firm in 2009 before pursuing her interest in the operational side of the business. She has been ‘integral’ to Taylor Rose MW’s growth in recent years according to the company. Her new role as Chief Operating Officer will focus on assessing and improving internal procedures and developing efficiencies to assist the delivery of the firm’s ‘vision of Smart, Modern Law#.
Camille Bellchamber has been elevate to the new Director of Professional Standards and has been at Taylor Rose MW since the company’s infancy, working for the firm for over 17 years. She has been promoted from Head of Professional Risk, overseeing the development of the company’s systems and processes. Her new role will ‘work to improve the company’s capabilities for processing and managing legal work and support supervision frameworks for the company’s lawyers’.
Hannah Wright, who joined the company in 2021 is promoted to Head of New Business after first joining Taylor Rose MW after starting her career at Taylor Rose MW as New Business Manager. She has over a decade of experience working within the property industry, working in and managing sales teams. Ms Wright will now be in charge of developing new work for the employed and consultant arms of the Taylor Rose MW business.
Ali Jubb has been promoted to Head of Marketing ,Direct Services after originally joining as the firms Marketing Executive in 2018. Ms Jubb manages a growing number of marketing specialists and continues to provide marketing assistance across the firm
The company has also made several key promotions and new appointments in its Corporate Commercial team, what they are calling a ‘key growth area’.
Louisa Copsey has been promoted to Head of the Corporate Commercial team and has joined the Board of Taylor Rose MW as Company Secretary. Ms Copsey advises on a range of corporate and commercial work including mergers and acquisitions, management buyouts, share sales, joint ventures, group restructures, and business start-ups.
MS Copsey also specializes in employment law and assists corporate and individual clients on matters such as employment disputes, employment contracts, redundancy, disciplinary and grievance procedures and settlement agreements.
Phil Parkinson has joined Taylor Rose MW from Blacks Solicitors LLP in Leeds where he headed up the commercial and data protection team. He specializes in assisting SMEs and owner-managed businesses with commercial contracts and data protection needs in one of the ‘fastest-growing legal sectors’, according to Taylor Rose MW.
The company says: ‘Data protection law has become especially important over the last few years, with strict restrictions on what can be done with the data organizations hold and where it can be sent. Phil will work to grow the enormous potential of this specialism.’
Nicholas Johnson has become a Partner for Corporate Commercial, based in Peterborough. Mr Johnson specializes in corporate, commercial, and banking and finance law, advising entrepreneurs and owner/managers seeking to sell their businesses and providing ongoing legal assistance such as complex share issues, buyback of shares, or commercial contracts.
Taylor Rose MW has also made a new important appointment in its Family Law team, which includes Kevin Bristow, who joins from Hodge Jones & Allen. Mr Bristow will be the new Partner in family and children and has over 30 years of experience covering family law in London, Surrey and Devon. Kevin specialises in Private Family Law, covering private children, international relocation cases as well as cohabitation, and pre- and post-nuptial agreements. Kevin has been brought in to ‘grow the Private Family team dealing with private children and finances cases, including pre & post-nuptial agreements and cohabitation agreements’.
