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Sheffield law firm Taylor Emmet has promoted 27 employees across its offices. Five employees were promoted to\u00a0salaried partner including Adam Gould, head of technical residential conveyancing, Laura Hardy, operational lead within the private client department, Richard Whiteley, head of the firm’s agricultural and rural offering in Taylor Emmet’s Peak District office, Komal Landa, of the wills and trust disputes team and Corinna Lincoln of the clinical negligence team.<\/p>\n
Mike Robinson has been promoted to associate director within the firm’s digital marketing and technology sector.<\/p>\n
Nine employees have been promoted to senior associate positions, and six to associate roles.<\/p>\n
The firm has also promoted three people to senior support roles and two to assistant manager roles.<\/p>\n
Elisha Zulfquar has been appointed head of client services as part of the firm’s strategic change management programme, which focuses on evolving internal operations to deliver service consistency across client-facing teams.<\/p>\n
Sharna Poxon, HR director at Taylor Emmet, said: “Taylor Emmet has always been committed to investing in its people, and we are proud to continue promoting from within. These senior appointments reflect the strength of talent we have across multiple departments. The introduction of a head of client services is a significant step in our strategic focus on enhancing the client journey, ensuring we deliver a consistent, high-quality experience at every stage.”<\/p>\n
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Gateley Legal has strengthened its Leeds corporate team with the appointment of Adrian Ballam as partner.<\/p>\n
Ballam joins with more than 20 years\u2019 transactional experience. His appointment adds further depth to the firm\u2019s corporate capability in the region, supporting its ambition to grow market share across Yorkshire.<\/p>\n
Roger McCourt, Partner and Leeds Office Head, said: \u201cAdrian\u2019s appointment signals our commitment to Yorkshire and strengthens our capacity for complex transactional work, benefitting clients across the region and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adrian added: \u201cGateley\u2019s momentum in Yorkshire is clear. I look forward to contributing my experience and helping clients achieve their commercial ambitions.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Yorkshire & North East corporate finance team at Dow Schofield Watts has expanded with the appointment of James Clarkson as an associate.<\/p>\n
Clarkson joins from KPMG, where he started as an apprentice in 2019, working across several service lines including audit, tax and consulting. Having gained his ACA qualification in 2025 and as a member of the ICAEW, James has been predominantly working with financial services clients.<\/p>\n
As a member of the Leeds-based corporate finance team at DSW, he will be working with business owners, entrepreneurs and management teams on cross-border trade sales, acquisitions, buyouts and debt and private equity fundraisings.<\/p>\n
This appointment comes at a busy time for the Yorkshire & North East Corporate Finance team, having had an exceptionally strong run of deal completions in 2025 and more recently advised on the sale of the Access Buildings Products Group to R\u00f6ko AB, the sale of Tidal Training to Realise Training Group and a buy-out in the veterinary services sector.<\/p>\n
Clarkson said: \u201cHaving gained valuable experience throughout my career at KPMG, starting as an apprentice and gaining an ACA qualification, it felt like the right time to join such an entrepreneurial Corporate Finance team at DSW. With a strong focus on the regional mid-market, I can\u2019t wait to get stuck in, supporting ambitious businesses going through complex transactions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Roger Esler, corporate finance partner at DSW, added: \u201cJames is a great addition to the team, bringing expertise across a range of areas. We are seeing strong levels of activity across our region as businesses navigate shareholder value growth and realisation strategies and international buyers, private equity investors and debt providers continue to be active.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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