Law firm appoints new head of banking

Manchester law firm JMW Solicitors has appointed a new head of banking.

Scott Cameron has joined JMW from the Moscow office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP where he worked for four years.

Prior to that Scott was a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright in Australia and Russia.

He works across all areas of transactional banking and private M&A, and joins the corporate and commercial team at JMW.

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific has previously reported that Scott is “a very sound technician and client focused” and he has led a deal named “Deal of the Year” by Trade Finance magazine.

Scott and his family have moved from Russia to Didsbury for him to take on his new role at JMW.

He said: “I am delighted to join the Corporate and Commercial team at JMW.

“The firm has a very strong reputation and has great ambition which is just the type of firm I wanted to be a part of when I decided to work in the UK.

“I am very excited to be taking on this challenge and growing the banking offering at JMW.”

Senior partner Joy Kingsley said: “We are very pleased that Scott has decided to join us as our head of banking especially as he has made the move from Moscow.

“Scott has great experience across all areas of transactional banking work gained at leading global law firms. He is a welcome addition to our Corporate and Commercial team.”