News In Focus

2 November 2007

Associate and partner promotions

The law firm Archibald Campbell & Harley has appointed two new partners and four new associates

The firm has announced partner promotions for former associates Richard Murray and Kenneth Irons in Edinburgh - bringing AC&H's firm wide total to 15 partners.

Mr Murray's areas of expertise include the drafting of wills, deeds of trust and powers of attorney, adult incapacity related issues, estate administration including succession-related issues, and inheritance tax planning. Mr Irons is an experienced commercial property lawyer, who has extensive knowledge of property issues.

Four former solicitors - Breda Boyle, Louise Cockburn, Elizabeth MacKay and Alison McIntyre - have all been promoted to associate level.

AC&H managing partner Rod Macphail said: “As a firm we will always recognise and reward home grown talent and our ongoing expansion is based on retaining, recruiting and rewarding the very best people in the market.”

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