Aberdein Considine strengthened its banking litigation team with the appointment of Natalie Mortimer as head of compliance and Thomas Lillie as head of legal for its Lender Services Practice Group.
Mortimer moves to the law firm from Virgin Money in Newcastle where she was head of risk, compliance and quality. She has more than 15 years’ experience in risk-related roles, specialising in personal finance compliance.
Most recently, she established a first line risk capability and function for all operational areas for Virgin Money as the firm became part of CYBG. Mortimer, who had been with the firm through its transition from Northern Rock, also oversaw all operational quality, customer remediation and incident management.
Newcastle-based Lillie, who was already a partner with Aberdein Considine, has more than 14 years’ experience in the legal sector and specialises in commercial and financial services litigation. He joined Aberdein Considine in 2017 to lead the firm’s lender services litigation practice in England and Wales. Lillie is also a trustee and non-executive director in the charitable and community-based financial services sector.
Myra Scott, partner and head of the Lender Services Practice Group, said: “Our banking litigation practice has been growing at an incredible pace over the last few years and given the multi-jurisdictional nature of our operations, it’s absolutely critical that we invest in and retain the very best legal and financial services talent.
"Attracting someone of the seniority and calibre of Natalie from a major UK institution reflects the reputation we have built in the financial services industry and we’re delighted she has agreed to join our senior management team.
"Thomas is a highly valued and respected member of the team and his promotion is a recognition of both his hard work, expertise and commitment, and the growth of the business.”
Aberdein Considine's Lender Services Practice Group represents the majority of UK banks and financial institutions, including Royal Bank of Scotland, Nationwide Building Society and Lloyds Banking Group.
