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Share your news! If you’ve got some news, we’d like to hear it, so it can be included in a future issue of Centrum. Please send words and, if appropriate, images to: gail.jaffa@psmg.co.uk. Our next deadline is May 31, 2025. Hover over the red dots for more…
Simmons & Simmons elects new managing partner
Top spot for Weightmans’ Catriona Wolfenden
The generational divide within accounting firms
Client Talk and Anna Lake Insight merge
Burness Paull takes corporate law firm title
TBD cited in Women and Diversity in Law Awards
Alex Wilke steps-up at Meridian West
Adam Soames joins Ashurst
Simmons & Simmons elects new managing partner
Emily Monastiriotis will succeed Jeremy Hoyland as managing partner at Simmons & Simmons on May 1. She is currently the firm’s international head of dispute resolution and also sits on its international executive committee.
Top spot for Weightmans’ Catriona Wolfenden
Weightman’s director of product and innovation, Catriona Wolfenden, has been included in The Lawyer Hot 100 for 2025. The list recognises and celebrates the UK’s most adventurous, innovative and dynamic lawyers.
The generational divide within accounting firms
New research by Industry, an international brand consultancy firm, reveals a growing generational divide in the UK accounting sector, with a stark contrast in workplace priorities between recent graduates and experienced professionals. Read more here
Client Talk and Anna Lake Insight merge
Client Talk [founded by Claire Rason, a leading provider of client listening and business development training and coaching] has announced its merger with Anna Lake Insight, a consultancy specialising in client listening and CX strategy.
Burness Paull takes corporate law firm title
Burness Paull has been named corporate law firm of the year at the inaugural Scotland Dealmakers Awards 2024 recognising the achievements of those who work to drive the Scottish business community forward.
TBD cited in Women and Diversity in Law Awards
TBD Marketing has been shortlisted in the Supplier of the Year category in the Women and Diversity in Law Awards.
Alex Wilke steps-up at Meridian West
Alex Wilke has been promoted to director of sales and marketing at Meridian West. Alex joined the business in 2022 and has been instrumental in supporting its international growth.
Adam Soames joins Ashurst
Adam Soames joined Ashurst at the end of last year as its chief business development officer. He was previously at Hogan Lovells as well as occupying roles at Deloitte, PwC and Grant Thornton.