Two make partner in law firm’s latest promotions round

Law firm Bevan Brittan has promoted two new partners from its Birmingham office in its latest promotions round.

They are among five promotions from the firm’s office in Edmund Street.

The new partners are  Sarah Greenhalgh (Commercial & Infrastructure) and Kirtpal Kaur-Auija (Commercial & Infrastructure).

Greenhalgh and Kaur-Auija are both promoted from senior associate. Greenhalgh specialises in providing strategic support and corporate governance advice to housing associations, including mergers, corporate restructures, new registrations, collaborations and joint ventures.

Kirtpal Kaur-Auija

Kaur-Auija specialises in commercial and contractual matters with a special interest in the health and local government sectors. She has extensive experience in advising on high value outsourcing and partnering arrangements.

Meanwhile Melissa Stanford (Litigation, Advisory & Regulatory) moves up to senior associate level, and Emma Beynon (Litigation, Advisory & Regulatory) and Vicky Maher (Property) have been promoted to associate.

Adrian Dagnall, head of Bevan Brittan’s Birmingham office, said: “I am delighted that we are promoting five lawyers here in Birmingham – congratulations to them. All five are very talented individuals getting the recognition they deserve with these hard earned promotions and I look forward to seeing them grow with us in their new roles.

“With Sarah and Kirtpal’s promotion, we now have 10 partners in Birmingham. We have an established presence in the city with a full service offering across a balanced range of sectors. Having recently announced our seventh consecutive year of growth in our 2019/20 Financial Results, it is undoubtedly an exciting time to be part of the firm.

“Collectively, we are well placed to continue growing our presence in the Midlands and these promotions, which highlight the strength and depth of the legal talent we have on offer at Bevan Brittan, will help us to achieve that.”