Celebrating our latest promotions

Full-service law firm Gilson Gray has announced its latest round of promotions across its legal, financial management and property teams, as it continues to grow across the UK.

A total of 19 employees have been elevated to new positions across the firm’s legal, financial management, property and business support teams, recognising the talent and achievements over the past year, including several senior promotions.

Among them, Iain Grant has been promoted to partner in the litigation division with Lingshan Deng also promoted to associate. Meanwhile, Shona Young has been named legal director in the family law division and Karen Gatherum and Ginny Wilson have been named associates in the corporate and private client divisions, respectively.

Eight members of the estate agency and conveyancing team have also been promoted – reflecting Gilson Gray’s increasing strength in the residential property market. Jennifer Leslie has been promoted to senior associate and Rowan Quinn becomes senior solicitor.

Further employees in the private client, finance, paraplanning, and business support teams have also seen well-deserved promotions, recognising the vital role they play in underpinning the firm’s success and maintaining the best client service.

Now with over 450 employees offering a full suite of legal services across offices in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, East Lothian, Aberdeen, Lincoln, and Angus, Gilson Gray is one of the fastest-growing law firms in the UK.

Glen Gilson, chair and managing partner of Gilson Gray, said: “This raft of promotions reflects the talent we have across our teams and the hard work and efforts of our employees over the last year. The firm continues to go from strength to strength with substantial developments in our physical presence in recent years, including expansion south of the border and increasing our headcount throughout the UK.”

Congratulations to Our Newly Promoted Team Members

Gilson Gray LLP

• Iain Grant, Litigation — Partner
• Karen Gatherum, Corporate — Associate
• Shona Young, Family Law — Legal Director
• Lingshan Deng, Litigation — Associate
• Julia Foster, Private Client — Paralegal
• Ginny Wilson, Private Client — Associate
• Jennifer Leslie, Residential Property — Senior Associate
• Sasha Prentice, Residential Property — Conveyancing Assistant
• Rowan Quinn, Residential Property — Senior Solicitor

Gilson Gray Property Services

• Deborah Bonner — Property Sales Manager
• Abbie Curran — Senior Negotiator
• Ben Finnie — Property Sales Director
• Arran Lovell — Senior Valuer
• Lori Stirling — Property Sales Manager

Gilson Gray Financial Management

• Ailie Brown — Senior Practice Support Specialist
• Hannah Buckley — Senior Paraplanner
• Nicole Carr — Senior Practice Support Specialist
• Christy Whannel — Paraplanner

Gilson Gray Group 

• Aneesah Mughal — Senior Accounts Payable

These promotions reflect our commitment to nurturing talent and strengthening our UK-wide presence. We’re excited about the future and proud of the people who make Gilson Gray a great place to work and an outstanding firm to partner with.