Movers and Shakers

25th May 2023 | Alasdair McMillin | Firm news, Promotions, Hires

Sherrards is delighted to announce the promotion of nine talented people across the Firm and its two offices in London and St Albans. Two new hires are also introduced, who provide particular specialisms to better serve our clients’ needs.

Firstly, we welcome Guy Morgan who joins us as Partner in our Commercial Property team. Guy specialises in banking and finances, and health and social care. He will also help to build up our international offering by supporting our French and German desks and joins our London office.

We also welcome Arthur Byng-Nelson, Legal Director, who will head up the newly formed Sherrards’ Art and Heritage Property team. Arthur joins our growing Private Wealth department and will be based in our London office.

Promotions

Shane Knight joined our Commercial Property team as a Senior Associate and has now been promoted to the Partnership. His client base includes property developers, offshore commercial interests with property investment portfolios, in addition to a range of clients from the charity sector.

Not only does Shane provide strength to our Commercial Property team, he also leads our German Desk, strengthening our international offering.

In the Litigation team, Greg Pooler has been promoted from Senior Associate to Legal Director. Greg’s experience stretches across several industries, where he has developed a joined specialism in cross-border disputes and international fraud. He has participated in numerous high-profile international cases and has established himself as an all-round excellent lawyer.

Recently, Greg spoke on behalf of the Firm in conjunction with Alliott Global Alliance at a Crypto conference in Mauritius and is developing this niche specialism at the Firm.

Emma O’Meara originally joined the firm as a consultant before engaging full-time as an Associate for the Employment team. She has quickly become the go-to lawyer for clients and referrers alike, with her pragmatic approach and commercial solutions. We are delighted to share the news that Emma has been promoted to Senior Associate.

Shen Hussein remains an integral part of our Residential Real Estate team. Based in our St Albans office, Shen has also been promoted to Associate level. Clients say they cannot recommend her enough and we tend to agree.

Piers Fransman has been promoted to Senior IT Analyst. Piers is our on-hand IT expert and in his short time with us he has proven himself to be extremely capable, helpful and kind. We are delighted to announce his promotion to Senior IT Analyst.

Abby Cowan a started at Sherrards in August 2021 as an Apprentice. Through her dedication and hard work, we are absolutely thrilled that she is staying on board and has been promoted to Marketing Assistant. 

Managing Partner Alasdair McMillin says, “It is great to see so many new faces at Sherrards, and also celebrating those in the team who have received very well-deserved promotions. We look forward to welcoming a number of new people to the team over the coming months as we continue on our growth strategy.”