On the move: the latest East Midlands hires
Leicester law firm Nelsons has promoted five employees in its family law, corporate and wills and probate departments.
Mediation specialist and family solicitor Gayle Rowley has been promoted to partner from legal director, having worked at the firm between 2001 and 2013, rejoining again in 2020 when Nelsons acquired Glynis Wright & Co.
Solicitors Emma Lewin, Palbir Vadesha, Rina Mistry and Louise Scott have also been promoted to senior associates.
Lewin has specialised in wills and probate matters for around eight years and joined Nelsons in 2021. Her areas of expertise include wills, administration of estates and powers of attorney.
Vadesha joined the corporate services team in 2020 and provides specialist legal advice and assistance to a wide range of businesses. Valdesha’s areas of expertise include acquisitions, disposals and mergers as well as shareholders and partnership agreements.
Both Mistry and Scott joined Nelsons’ family law team in 2020 following the acquisition of Glynis Wright & Co. Mistry advises on a wide range of family law work, although her particular expertise is private children law proceedings. Scott’s areas of expertise include advising on divorce, dissolution of civil partnerships, finances and private children disputes.
Stewart Vandermark, chief executive at Nelsons said: “It is fantastic to announce these well-deserved promotions and I would like to congratulate everyone for their achievements. Gayle, Emma, Palbir, Rina and Louise have each shown real dedication to their roles and have helped to support clients for a number of years. Outside of their specialisms, they also embody Nelsons’ culture and values, which is something we celebrate proudly.”
Notts LGBT+ Network has unveiled a new board of trustees as it prepares to enter its 50th year.
A new board of trustees was elected at the charity’s Annual General Meeting, the Network’s first since becoming a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Its new CIO status means that the Network is now recognised as a legal body in its own right.
The new board of trustees is made up of seven people and will oversee the governance and day-to-day running of the charity, which is made up of more than 20 unpaid volunteers, all from the local LGBTQ+ community.
Joining Danni Everard, Tony Barker, Richard Almond and Hollie Wistow, who have all previously served as trustees, is business development consultant Mala Abel, defence sector strategy and agility consultant, Dan Cornell and Martin
Front row (L-R): Mala Abel, Danni Everard, Dan Cornell.
Back row (L-R): Hollie Wistow, Tony Barker, Martin Stone, Richard Almond
Stone, director at Nottingham-based digital PR agency Tank and creative agency Warbox.
As part of the new board structure, Abel will serve as Network chair, with Stone taking on the role of vice chair. They will be supported by Almond as treasurer and Wistow as secretary.
Abel said: “We’re preparing to enter our 50th year serving the LGBTQ+ community in Nottingham and during that time, we have supported more than 80,000 people and partnered with over 100 local groups and organisations. To carry on supporting the community, those struggling with their sexuality, gender identity and friends, family and colleagues of LGBTQ+ people, we need to continue to evolve as an organisation.
“Our new board of trustees has a diverse skills set, from Tony, who has been with the Network since the 1970s, to new Trustees like Dan who has over 20 years’ business systems optimisations experience, and Martin, who has an extensive marketing and communications background.
“We’d like to extend our thanks to our outgoing trustees. Together, the new board will be forming a new strategy to drive the charity into its next 50 years, while staying true to our core values and supporting our volunteer base, without whom none of this would be possible.
“Whilst great strides have been made in our community since the Network launched, 2023 is still a scary time for many LGBTQ+ people and we want to ensure we can continue to offer support, a safe space, and a friendly voice for those who need it.”
The voluntary organisation is the longest serving charity in Nottinghamshire for the LGBTQ+ community.
