Shepherd and Wedderburn unveils series of promotions

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Leigh Herd (contentious construction), Emma Guthrie (property and infrastructure), Katy Fitzpatrick (banking and finance), Nathaniel Buckingham (contentious construction), Andrew Winton (commercial disputes and regulation) and James Bulpitt (banking and finance) will assume their new roles tomorrow. Andrew Blain, Shepherd and Wedderburn’s managing partner, said: “Congratulations to Leigh, Emma, Katy, Nathaniel, James and Andrew on their well deserved promotions, which recognise their legal expertise and their delivery of client services to the highest standard. It is particularly pleasing to see the achievements of so many former Shepherd and Wedderburn trainees recognised in our latest round of promotions. I wish them every success as they embark on the next stage of their careers at Shepherd and Wedderburn and continue to build the relationships of trust with clients that we value so highly.”

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Henderson is an English-law qualified litigator, whose hire strengthens CMS’S contentious offering in Scotland. He has spent more than 15 years in London, including with US firm Covington & Burling where he advised blue-chip clients on complex and high-value disputes, particularly in regulated sectors such as pharma and tech. Henderson joins from Stewarts, where he co-led its competition litigation team. Colin Hutton, litigation and arbitration partner at CMS, said: “We are delighted that Kenny is joining us to support the growth and development of our litigation and arbitration group. He is a skilled and highly respected litigator, with significant crosssectoral experience.”

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His appointment sees former MD and founder Douglas Jeffrey assume the role of chairman. Evans has operated at director level for the past 15 years, during which he has held positions with HP and, most recently, Apple. He will focus on growing Consenna’s customer portfolio.

International law firm CMS has announced the appointment of Kenny Henderson, who joins as a partner in the litigation and arbitration practice. Consenna, the Edinburgh business consultancy that delivers sales and marketing growth programmes for global technology customers, has announced the appointment of Trevor Evans to the role of MD.

Legal firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has promoted six solicitors – four of whom joined the firm as trainees – to associate in its latest round of internal promotions.