Wedlake Bell hires Corporate Partner and promotes four to Partnership
Hollie Gallagher joins the Corporate team while Senior Associates Charley Lowe, Edward Moss, Matt Pexton and Natasha Kurth are promoted to firm’s the Partnership.
City law firm Wedlake Bell today announces the hire of Corporate Partner Hollie Gallagher and the promotion of four Senior Associates to Partner, with effect from 1st April.
The newly promoted partners are Charley Lowe,(Residential Property), Edward Moss (Commercial Property), Matthew Pexton (Construction) and Natasha Kurth (Family).
Hollie Gallagher joins Wedlake Bell’s Corporate team from BDB Pitmans where she was a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial team. Hollie has over 20 years experience advising entrepreneurs and businesses on all stages of the corporate life cycle including corporate governance and company advisory work, commercial contracts, shareholder arrangements, joint ventures, management buyouts and the acquisition and disposal of private companies.
Charley Lowe joined the Residential Property team at Wedlake Bell in 2019. She advises on all aspects of residential conveyancing and property finance transactions and specialises in acting on national and international matters related to high value properties in the Prime and Super Prime market .
Edward Moss joined Wedlake Bell in 2017, advising on a wide range of non-contentious commercial property matters, including acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant issues, portfolio management, secured lending, and the real estate elements of corporate transactions acting for owners, occupiers, developers, funders, landlords and tenants across retail, office and industrial sectors.
Matt Pexton joined Wedlake Bell in 2011. He advises developers, end users, investors and contractors and consultants on the whole lifecycle of public and private construction and engineering projects with experience working on a variety of different projects, including retail developments, commercial properties, mixed use healthcare, heritage developments and infrastructure projects.
Natasha Kurth joined Wedlake Bell in November 2015. She advises across family law matters including both contested proceedings and alternative dispute resolution and specialises in advising on the financial issues arising from divorce. She has particular expertise advising on jurisdictional issues such as inherited wealth and assets held in trust or outside the jurisdiction.
Managing Partner Martin Arnold commented on the new hire and promotions:
“We are pleased to announce more growth in our partnership, with the hire of Hollie Gallagher and the promotion of four Senior Associates to Partner.
We are thrilled to welcome Hollie to the team. Her impressive track record advising entrepreneurs and growth businesses will continue to strengthen the depth and breadth of our client offering. Our Corporate team has had a fantastic year and Hollie’s appointment is a strategic addition that reflects our ongoing commitment to meeting the evolving needs of our clients in an increasingly complex commercial environment.”
As the Firm goes from strength to strength, we are really excited to promote four new members to the partnership too. These well-deserved promotions recognise the outstanding contributions each of these individuals has made to our ongoing success and growth.”
Hollie Gallagher added on her arrival:
“I’m excited to join Wedlake Bell and I look forward to working with the talented team here to provide exceptional legal services to our clients.”