Lucy Barber and Chris Myers become Partners at Forsters
Both new partners advise on all areas of residential property law and practice and will be an important part of the firm’s development in this area. Lucy, who trained with Forsters, has particular expertise in leasehold enfranchisement and is highly regarded in this area. Chris has an emphasis in the development market and acts for both developers of and investors in residential property.
Paul Neville, Head of the Residential Property Group said: “Their complementary skills will strengthen Forsters award-winning residential property group. The promotion of these two highly talented lawyers to partnership underlines Forsters commitment to this sector and its importance to the firm’s business.”
Cassandra Zanelli promoted to Technical Director at Brady Solicitors
Cassandra becomes a shareholder, joining Laura Severn and founder Clare Brady on the board. Managing Director Clare Brady explains “We continue to enjoy strong growth, with over forty percent of new instructions last quarter coming from new clients, and we attribute much of this growth to a focus on finding the best legal tactics to support our property management clients. Cassandra brings both strong people development skills and a very talented legal brain. I am delighted to promote Cass to Technical Director and am confident she will do an excellent job of formalising our ongoing technical development as a law firm.”
ANNA FAVRE has been made Partner at Pemberton Greenish. Anna joined Pemberton Greenish in 2007, and has developed particular experience in leasehold enfranchisement and residential landlord and tenant. Damian Greenish, Senior Partner at Pemberton Greenish, said: “Since she joined five years ago she has built up an excellent reputation with clients and other professionals in the property world and we are delighted to have her join the partnership.”
Stephen Hodder to be next President of RIBA
Stephen will be the 75th President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), a position previously held by significant architects Sir George Gilbert Scott and Sir Basil Spence among others. Stephen Hodder MBE is director of Hodder + Partners, an award-winning architecture practice based in Manchester. Hodder Partners has won over thirty major awards. Stephen has written and lectured widely, been visiting examiner at a number of schools of architecture and assessor of numerous architectural competitions and awards. Stephen Hodder said: “I am extremely pleased to be confirmed as President Elect of the RIBA. The RIBA is an ambitious organisation with a clear focus on its strategic priorities for the next five years and I look forward to helping to deliver an ambitious programme of work to support our members and encourage the wider public to greater appreciate the social and economic benefits good architecture can bring.
“As RIBA President, I am particularly keen that we do more to promote the importance of collaboration between client, design and delivery teams – an essential partnership that can lead to more successful architecture. Even faced with challenging times, we can achieve so much.”
Samantha Massey appointed an Associate Director of Willmotts Chartered Surveyors
Sam joined Willmotts in February 2008 as a Senior Management Surveyor. Director, Justin Naish commented, “Other than assisting in the day to day running of the service charge department and managing a significant portfolio of properties, Sam will also be exploring new business opportunities, marketing and advertising including social media networking, and regulatory matters”.
