Appointments: Wallwork joins Slater Heelis; Pannone Corporate; Stephensons; Gaucho
CORPORATE lawyer Simon Wallwork has left Weightmans for Slater Heelis.
The firm said his appointment as a partner reinforces its commercial ambition after merging with Cottrills and Mohindra Maini.
Wallwork was previously head of corporate at Pannone before leaving to build up the Manchester office of Semple Frazer.
He said: “I decided that a large corporate firm is not where I wanted to be. There is an opportunity in the legal world right now for a specialist practice that suits innovative, entrepreneurial clients who want the full range of business and personal services.
“Slater Heelis has the depth and infrastructure to support this and the ambition to deliver it. I want to play a key role in the firm’s future growth and success.”
Wallwork, who specialises in life sciences and tech businesses, will be based in Manchester and has been joined by his long time associate Rhian Owen.
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PANNONE Corporate has recruited a commercial lawyer to its growing team.
Danielle Amor, who is joining as an associate, spent seven years at Hogan Lovells International where she was an associate in its commercial team advising UK and international companies on a wide range of commercial agreements.
She joins Pannone Corporate from Manchester United where she was associate legal counsel. As part of its in house legal team, she advised the sales and media teams on commercial agreements including sports sponsorship and image rights contracts.
Pannone Corporate chairman Steven Grant said: “Danielle is the latest strategic appointment of talented individuals to our growing team. She brings with her a wealth of experience in the commercial sector, particularly in IP, IT and media, and we are delighted to welcome Danielle to the firm.”
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FIVE trainees have qualified as solicitors at law firm Stephensons following a two-year programme.
They are Alicia Bradley, Ria Stevens, Asim Din, Sacha Van de Perre and Victoria Tague.
Bradley will represent people who have suffered discrimination, Van de Perre will act for landlords involved in disputes with their tenants, Din joins the Dispute Resolution team, Stevens is qualifying into the housing team, and Tague will join the regulatory and criminal justice department.
Neal Boland, senior partner and training principal at the firm, said: “We are very proud of our new solicitors, each one has demonstrated the qualities and talent we look for in our solicitors, many of which do go on to become our partners of the future.”
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ANGUS Pride has been appointed as the new managing partner of Gaucho Manchester.
He was previously general manager of All Star Lanes in the Great Northern Building and before that, general manager of Alchemist Spinngfields. He replaces Peter Ebbutt at the restaurant which specialises in Argentine cuisine.
He said: I’m delighted to be involved with Gaucho. It’s an institution in Manchester and I’m excited to be able to usher in the next era. Manchester is an amazing and vibrant city with a dining scene to match. Gaucho intends to continue to be a leader in that scene for years to come.”
