A Transformative Year at Sherrards: Celebrating 10 Months of Strategic Growth and Expansion

1st June 2025 | Thalia Weston | Sherrards Solicitors, Internal Growth, Promotions

Over the past ten months, Sherrards Solicitors has undergone a period of significant and sustained growth, marked by key lateral hires, internal promotions, and the expansion of our legal offering into new areas. These developments reflect our commitment to strengthening both the breadth and depth of our services for clients in the UK and internationally.

Expanding Our Legal Horizons: New Practice Areas and Strategic Appointments

In September 2024, Sherrards proudly launched a new Family Law practice with Alex Anastasiou joining us as Legal Director. With over 17 years’ experience advising high-net-worth individuals, Alex brings extensive expertise in complex financial settlements, offshore trusts, and private children disputes. His focus on Alternative Dispute Resolution reinforces Sherrards’ ethos of providing straightforward and pragmatic legal advice while reducing the emotional and financial burden on clients.

Our Corporate & Commercial team also welcomed two high-calibre hires:

• Stephen McNeill, Partner, joined in September 2024. With a strong background in cross-border M&A, private equity and strategic investment—particularly in the consumer, energy and financial services sectors—Stephen adds significant firepower to our transactional team.
• Peter Millican, Partner and Yasmin Khalil, Solicitor followed in April 2025, bringing further depth and commercial acumen to a thriving department supporting UK and international businesses.

Continuing Growth in Key Practice Areas

Our Employment & Immigration team has seen continued investment, with two strategic hires:

• Christine Wang, Solicitor, joined in November 2024.
• Nelli Shevchenko, Senior Associate, arrived in January 2025. With a decade of experience advising corporate and private clients—including US-based businesses—Nelli adds particular strength in managing complex, high-stakes immigration matters.

Meanwhile, our Private Wealth practice expanded with the arrival of Francesca Rossi as Partner and Head of our Italian Desk in December 2024. Francesca’s cross-border expertise in UK and Italian succession, tax and estate planning further bolster our international client services, particularly for high-value clients with assets spanning both jurisdictions. She was joined by two further appointments of Legal Directors, David Mulholland and Jacki Hockin, who joined the team on 14 April and 19 May respectively.

Recognising Internal Talent: Promotions Across the Firm

Sherrards remains committed to recognising and nurturing talent from within:

• In October 2024, Gregory Pooler, Arthur Byng Nelson, and Laurel Zhang were all promoted to Partner, reinforcing our Litigation, International, and China-focused capabilities respectively.
• In May 2025, further promotions saw Emma O’Meara and Masood Haider elevated to Legal Director, with James Crook becoming Senior Associate and Tom Clark promoted to Associate. These internal successes reflect the strength and potential that runs throughout the firm.

Positioned for the Future

This exceptional period of growth demonstrates Sherrards’ focused strategy to evolve with client needs and expand into new areas while maintaining our hallmark approach: personable, practical legal advice delivered with clarity. With a strengthened team and an enhanced offering, we are better placed than ever to support our clients in an increasingly complex legal and commercial landscape.