Walker Morris Announces 25 Internal Promotions

Law firm, Walker Morris, announced 25 new internal promotions this May, including 4 partners, 3 directors and an additional 18 senior associates.

The new appointments have been made across multiple practice areas in the firm. The newly appointed partners include Lewis Couth in the Real Estate Litigation team, Laura Lister in the Finance team, Michael O'Halloran in the Corporate team, and Charlotte Smith in the Employment team.

This year marks the first cohort of Partners who have progressed through Walker Morris’ Forge programme, an initiative designed to equip future and existing partners with the skills, mindset, and knowledge necessary to excel in their roles as a partner and drive the firm to success. The programme is built around 3 main pillars to make the path to partnership more transparent. These pillars include understanding the ever-changing legal landscape, growing the business, and leading its people.

This announcement follows the recent appointment of 3 major lateral hires, with partners Lee Gordon, Simon Ingham and Nick Stubbs joining the firm in April to strengthen the Infrastructure & Energy, Commercial Dispute Resolution, and Commercial & Technology teams.

Speaking on the new appointments, new managing partner, Jeanette Burgess, said: “I would like to congratulate all our colleagues this year for their hard work and dedication. These promotions are very well deserved and reinforce our commitment to continued investment in our people, as we focus on implementing our 3-year strategy to attract and retain the top talent.

We have embedded an award-winning sustainable career offering, giving our people not only a great place to work, but access to high-calibre work and the opportunity to shape their professional development. The success of our firm is a testament to our people, and I look forward to seeing them all continue to flourish as they build their careers here at Walker Morris.”

Newly appointed colleagues include:

Partners

Lewis Couth - Real Estate Litigation
Laura Lister – Finance
Michael O'Halloran – Corporate
Charlotte Smith – Employment

Directors

Asia Munir – Real Estate Litigation
Sam Parkinson – Construction
Kathryn Vickers – Commercial Dispute Resolution

Senior Associates

Adam Bertram – Infrastructure & Energy
Michael Cordeaux – Regulatory
Kieran Craddock - Commercial Dispute Resolution
Lauren Emmett-Lee – Construction
Liam Faulkner – Employment
Jack Gale - Commercial Unit
Emma Garside – Real Estate
Tim Howden – Sports
Ruth Jowett – Employment
Jordon Kellett - Real Estate Litigation
Evelyn Lewzey – Corporate
Jessica Padget – Regulatory
William Procter – Corporate
Oliver Ray - Construction
Jake Smith - Infrastructure & Energy
Jessica Stanley – Corporate
Josh Waddington - Finance Unit
Oliver Wheeler - Finance Unit