Five partners lead 17 promotions at Shepherd & Wedderburn

Shepherd & Wedderburn has promoted five of its lawyers to partner, six to legal director and six to associate, in a promotions round taking effect on 1 May 2022.

Alison Rochester (Media & Technology, heading the Trade & Commerce team), Susan Swan (Infrastructure, specialising in clean energy), contentious construction specialist Leigh Herd and lawyer/chartered civil engineer Nathaniel Buckingham (both in Property & Infrastructure Disputes), and Stephanie Hepburn (Commercial Disputes, particularly property and contentious executries) all become partners in the firm.

The new legal directors are Amie Bain (Pensions), Lisa Renwick (English Property Unit), Daniel Bain (Property & Infrastructure Disputes), Christopher Garden (Commercial Disputes), Phil Harris (Private Wealth & Tax) and John Townsend (Property, Glasgow).

Those advancing to associate are Gillian Buchanan (Property, Edinburgh/Aberdeen), Lily Manser (Commercial Disputes), Katie McNab (Rural), Thomas Keenan (Banking & Finance), Matthew Lamberton (English Property Unit) and Daniel MacKinnon (Property, Glasgow).

Ten of the 17 began their legal careers as trainees of the firm.

Managing partner Andrew Blain commented: "These well-deserved promotions recognise our lawyers’ specialist expertise, their knowledge and understanding of the sectors in which they operate, and their ongoing commitment to building relationships of trust with our clients, supporting them with legal services of the highest quality. We wish them every success as they embark on the next stage of their careers and thank them for their continued commitment to the firm and its clients."