Law firm Pinsent Masons has promoted four Scottish lawyers to become legal directors.
Glasgow-based Susannah Donaldson, Elaine MacGregor and Katherine Metcalfe and Edinburgh colleague Pamela Gilmour step up from senior associate level.
Donaldson is an has a focus on complex employment litigation, discrimination and gender equality issues.
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MacGregor advises on investment funds and has experience in private equity, real estate, debt finance and infrastructure deals.
Metcalfe is a litigator specialising in advice on health and safety, fire safety and environmental matters.
Gilmour advises lenders and corporates in all aspects of banking and finance, including structured real estate finance, acquisition finance and general corporate finance transactions.
Richard Masters, Pinsent Masons chairman for Scotland and Northern Ireland, said: "Congratulations to all four new legal directors who each make a significant contribution to our Scottish offering and to our clients working internationally.
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"We have a diverse range of skilled lawyers, innovators and progressive thinkers at Pinsent Masons and all of them play an important role in delivering legal services to our clients. As a business we have long focused on creating an inclusive environment that enables everyone to work towards their aspirations and these promotions reflect this ethos."
In the last 12 months, Pinsent Masons has opened an office in Frankfurt, its third office in Germany, launched the Mindful Business Charter with Barclays and Addleshaw Goddard to reduce stress in the workplace, and been named Stonewall's most LGBT-inclusive employer in the UK. It employs more than 3000 people worldwide, including around 1500 lawyers and more than 400 partners.
