International law firm CMS has announced 22 promotions across its three Scottish offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
Alan Hughes, a senior associate in the firm’s Glasgow real estate team, and Frances Reilly, a senior associate in the energy practice in Aberdeen, have both been promoted to the role of Of Counsel.
Meanwhile six colleagues made the progression from associate to senior sssociate. They include Craig Wilson and Jennifer Sherrington from the Aberdeen corporate team; Jimmy Dundas and Jamie Marshall from the Edinburgh finance practice; and real estate specialists Lindsay Dougall and Lindsey Wainwright, who are respectively based in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
There are an additional 11 Scottish-based CMS colleagues who move from lawyer to associate level as well as three promotions within the firm’s Glasgow-based Legal Services Unit.
This latest round of promotions follows May’s announcement that four of CMS’s Scottish colleagues - Paula Kidd, Carol Nisbet, Mark McMurray and Jenny Walker - were elevated to partner level.
Allan Wernham, managing director of CMS Scotland, said: “I’m pleased to announce these promotions which underline our commitment to nurturing and developing our people across Scotland. I applaud my colleagues’ hard work and dedication to their clients which has led to their well-earned progression within the firm."
