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Hayley Sullivan (far left) and Stuart Evans (far right), co-heads of Gateley's Manchester office, with this year’s cohort of the firm's newly promoted colleagues

Gateley makes 12 promotions in Manchester

Professional services group Gateley has announced 12 promotions across its Manchester office, including the appointment of two new partners.

Residential development lawyer Nick Molloy and intellectual property, commercial and technology specialist Tom Hughes have both been promoted to partner within Gateley Legal.

The firm has also promoted Michael Rock, Jonathan Burton-Baddeley and Hannah Carter to legal director, while Ben Yates becomes legal director PSL. 

Katrina Groark and Adam Noble have stepped up to senior associate, with Danielle Beaumont and Kady Upton promoted to associate.

Elsewhere, built environment consultancy Gateley Vinden has promoted Mike Baldwin to senior associate director and Mark Wills to associate director.

The Manchester promotions form part of a wider round of 69 promotions across Gateley’s UK and Dubai offices, including 11 new partners, reflecting the firm’s continued investment in developing talent across its legal and consultancy businesses.

Hayley Sullivan and Stuart Evans, co-heads of the Manchester office, said: “Congratulations to all of those who have been promoted and to our two newest partners Nick and Tom. 

“Each of these appointments are testament to the hard work we see daily as the team delivers fantastic results for our clients, and we look forward to supporting them with the next step in their careers.

“It is an incredibly exciting time to be a business in Manchester, as the city continues to attract investment, support growth and retain talent and we are proud to be playing our part.”

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