People: Andrew Jackson, PwC; DLA Piper; Hunter Gee Holroyd
Andrew Jackson Solicitors has promoted Grace Moreton to the position of senior solicitor in the corporate recovery and insolvency team.
Moreton trained and qualified as a corporate solicitor, gaining experience of acting for a range of businesses across different sectors before specialising in restructuring and insolvency work for clients based in the UK and overseas. Her broad client base includes company directors, corporate stakeholders, financial institutions, and insolvency practitioners.
Her work focuses on non-contentious insolvency and restructuring matters, which require specialist knowledge of company procedures including share allotments and transfers, and the preparation and completion of company documentation. She is particularly experienced in drafting and advising on asset sales and purchases, bank security reviews, insolvent property and real estate work, and commercial contracts.
Azher Quyoom, partner, and head of corporate recovery and insolvency at Andrew Jackson Solicitors, said: “Since joining the team, Grace has proven her ability to offer commercial, strategic advice to clients across a broad range of restructuring and insolvency scenarios, from company director disqualification matters, through to restructuring and turnaround assignments and refinancing work on behalf of financial institutions.
“Grace is committed to the provision of trusted legal advice in a commercial and practical manner, which is consistently recognised in our client feedback right across the firm, and there is no doubt that she is an asset to the practice.”
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DLA Piper announce a number of non-partner promotions across its Leeds office.
Four lawyers have been promoted to legal director and nine to senior associate.
Legal directors:
Richard Johnson – Tax
Claire Ropka – Real Estate
Ntsakisi Baloyi Rigby – Finance, Projects & Restructuring
Aaron Trebble – Intellectual Property & Technology
Senior associates:
James Croft – Corporate
Sophie Mills – Corporate
Sophie Anderson – Employment
Emily Weston – Employment
Laura Colling – Pensions
Laura Dobson – Intellectual Property & Technology
Saman Anwar – Intellectual Property & Technology
Henry Jeffreys – Real Estate
Marie Fegan – Litigation & Regulatory
Andrew Dyson, DLA Piper’s Leeds office managing partner, said: “We are lucky to have such a rich pool of talent here at DLA Piper and I am delighted that the hard work of so many individuals has been recognised and rewarded this year. Growing our business through both promotions and recruitment is a crucial part of our global strategy and supports our wider investment in our new office development at City Square House.”
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Zeynep Turunc
PwC has admitted six new partners and promoted 16 new directors in the latest round of promotions in the North.
Across all of the 22 senior promotions, 11 will be based in Manchester, nine in Leeds and two in Newcastle.
Jonathan Lloyd has been promoted to tax partner. He has been with PwC since 1990 and has been based in the North for his entire career, supporting clients in the UK and globally, meeting their reporting requirements to stakeholders.
Craig Willis, who joined the firm in 2008, will become an audit partner, focusing on growing the Northern business unit, and supporting our people in their growth and development within the firm, with a particular focus on social mobility.
Zeynep Turunc is promoted to deals partner. She has lived in Manchester for over 20 years and is responsible for the growth of PwC’s Financial Crime practice in Manchester and Scotland. She joined the firm in 2018.
Dan Pearson is promoted to audit partner. He leads PwC’s Stakeholder Assurance work in the firm’s Northern region (Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland), focusing on issuing audit-style opinions over metrics, statements, processes and controls beyond the financial statements.
Georgie Bryce will join the deals practice, leading PwC’s Deals Insights & Analytics team in the North West and will focus on deploying advanced analytics to drive value across the deal lifecycle. She joined the firm in 2011.
Andy Russell will become an audit partner, and has been with PwC since 2010. His new role will be an audit engagement partner for clients across a variety of sectors, supporting businesses in the region by leading high quality external audits.
Armoghan Mohammed, regional chair for PwC North, said: “Our Northern teams have had another strong year, and this comes down to the hard work of our people. With challenges and opportunities presenting themselves in areas such as technology, AI and ESG, these new partners and directors will help us and our clients navigate the external market.
“Diversity is crucial to the success of any business, so it’s great to see the gender diversity of our new senior promotions. Each of them have an important role to play, both within the North region and across the firm as a whole, in continuing to support our clients and our communities.”
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York-based accountancy firm Hunter Gee Holroyd has recruited a new director.
Hunter Gee Holroyd, which has offices in York, Easingwold and Filey, said James Pullein would begin his new role with immediate effect.
He has a wealth of experience advising owner-managed businesses and is also the lead contact for anything digital, including accountancy software, cloud-based systems, and Xero implementation.
He said: “We have ambitious plans for the future, including a fully digital workplace and helping businesses with the transformation to digital tax which will be a growing area of our business.
“Our end goal is to make a difference to our clients’ lives. Being a digital practice with a focus on what’s coming next has allowed us to provide a better service to our clients.
“I am also looking forward to being able to concentrate on strategic developments which will help pave the way for future growth.”
