VWV, a leading national law firm, has announced the promotion of 47 talented individuals across various roles, marking the largest round of promotions in the firm’s history. The promotions reflect the firm’s successful year as well as the exceptional talent harboured at VWV.
These promotions include two new Partners. Gemma Pouncy and Sarah Outram have both been promoted as Partners within the Commercial Property team. Sarah has been at the firm for over 17 years, while Gemma joined almost ten years ago.
Gemma commented, “Ever since I first joined VWV, I have been given fantastic opportunities to work with great clients, on interesting transactions and it soon became clear that I could grow my career here. I am excited for the chance to play a greater role in the firm’s future.”
Sarah commented, “I joined VWV as a paralegal in 2006 and I am very proud to now be a Partner. I am passionate about inspiring the next generation of lawyers and using my expertise to best serve our clients.”
A further ten lawyers have been promoted to the role of Legal Director, including five in the commercial property team, two in the employment team and one in each of the corporate, estates tax planning and trusts, and property litigation teams.
VWV has also recognised the significant contributions of several individuals with nine further promotions to Senior Associate.
The firm acknowledges the hard work and dedication of those promoted to Associate and Senior Paralegal roles. This group includes individuals from various teams such as Corporate, Commercial, Regulatory & Compliance, Commercial Litigation, and more, all of whom have shown desire and drive to move forward their legal careers.
Steve McGuigan, Managing Partner, commended the promoted lawyers, stating “This round of promotions is a testament to the incredible dedication and talent we have at VWV. Each of these individuals has gone above and beyond in their commitment to our clients and VWV’s values. I couldn’t be prouder of their achievements and I’m excited to see the continued positive impact they will have on our team. Congratulations to everyone.”
Full list of promotions below:
Partners:
- Gemma Pouncy, Commercial Property
- Sarah Outram, Commercial Property
Legal Directors:
- Emma Richards, Corporate
- Kiki Dawes, Employment
- Mark Stevens, Employment
- Amish Patel, Estates Tax Planning & Trusts
- Greg Clark, Commercial Property
- Rachel Williams, Commercial Property
- Rebecca Beardsley, Commercial Property
- Richard Vann Jones, Commercial Property
- Amari Rajendran, Property Litigation
- Lily Langlois, Commercial Property
Senior Associates:
- Steph Pike, Commercial
- Kate Sherlock, Charities
- Bronwen Jones, Commercial
- Victoria Guest, Regulatory & Compliance
- Estelle Baylis, Regulatory & Compliance
- Hannah Land, Commercial Litigation
- Katie Hanson, Family
- Ela Evans, Commercial Property
- Michelle Baldwin, Commercial Property
Associates:
- Tara Ffrench, Commercial
- Shane Taylor, Corporate
- Jaspreet Sangra, Corporate
- Andrew Milton, Corporate
- Charlotte Nutt, Charities
- Steph Cooke, Regulatory & Compliance
- Brad Evans, Regulatory & Compliance
- Kellie Thatcher, Commercial Litigation
- Rhiannon Michael, Commercial Litigation
- Laura Burrows, Contentious Probate
- Sam Winter-Allsop, Commercial Property
- Sonali Shah, Commercial Property
- Abbie Dobson, Commercial Property
- Cassie Campbell, Residential Conveyancing
- Natasha Bartlett, Construction
- Sarah Hollow, Construction
- Tom Davies, Property Litigation
- Kirsten Brown, Commercial Property
Senior Paralegals
- Taiyba Aftab, Employment
- Anna Hajilari, Estates Tax Planning & Trusts
- Nuala Sutton, Estates Tax Planning & Trusts