Thompson Smith and Puxon announces promotion of three new Senior Associate Solicitors
Pre-eminent regional firm Thompson Smith and Puxon has kicked off the New Year with several internal promotions effective from 1 January 2025. This latest round of promotions marks the next phase of the firm’s growth and development plans with more than a dozen colleagues having joined the firm over the last six months.
Laura-Pauline Adcock-Jones from the Dispute Resolution Team, Fiona Gibson from the Commercial Property and Agricultural Team and Nicola Rout from the Corporate and Commercial team have each been promoted to Senior Associate Solicitor.
Laura-Pauline Adcock-Jones cross-qualified as a solicitor, having previously qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executive (CILEX) in 2018. Her promotion to Senior Associate acknowledges her excellent track record of dealing with both corporate and individual clients for contentious work including landlord and tenant disputes (both residential and commercial) relating to possession, breach of lease, disrepair and dilapidation, contract disputes, insolvency and contentious probate.
Fiona Gibson joined the Commercial Property and Agricultural team in June 2021. She undertakes all types of property and agricultural work including sales and purchases, commercial leases, rural property work, property litigation (including landlord and tenant disputes). Fiona completed her Agricultural Law Association qualification and was admitted as a Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association (FALA) in 2023. She has handled complex matters in this specialist area, further enhancing the firm’s agricultural law offering, as well as dealing with a large range of property matters generally: she advises landowners on options, promotions and overage deeds, and various types of leases (including solar farm leases). Coming from a litigation background, she also regularly advises on issues with a property dispute element (including e.g. boundary issues, rights of way, easements, tenancy issues).
Nicola Rout’s new status reflects her exceptional dedication to nurturing our trainees in her role as Training Principal. In addition Nicola successfully passed her Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency Law in 2023 and became a member of the Insolvency Practitioners’ Association. She has made significant contributions to the Company Commercial team using both her insolvency and her wider company commercial and charities expertise.
Mary Anne Fedeyko, Senior Partner at Thompson Smith and Puxon, commented: “As a Legal 500 Top Tier Firm and LawNet's top firm for client satisfaction, Thompson Smith and Puxon continues to develop its expertise and strengthen its services. We are proud that TSP is a place where lawyers can progress their careers. Our people are the foundation of our future and we are delighted to be able to recognise and reward those who work so hard to drive the firm forward. I would like to congratulate all of our newly-promoted colleagues on their professional achievements which in turn are a testament to their hard work, expertise, and dedication.”
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