Trio of solicitors appointed by Gateley

11th November 2011

National law firm Gateley, has appointed three new solicitors to strengthen its corporate, commercial dispute resolution and pensions teams in Birmingham.

Jenna Ostrowski joins the corporate team from the Birmingham office of Shoosmiths where she was a trainee, qualifying as a solicitor in September. Kate Ashwood takes up a position in Gateley's corporate dispute resolution team following three years at Leamington Spa based Wright Hassall. Jill Walters joins the firm's pensions team having previously worked for Hammonds.

The appointments follow a successful year for Gateley, which has seen the firm enter into the top 50 national law firms for the first time. The Midlands corporate team was also crowned 2011 Corporate Law Firm of the Year at the Midlands Dealmakers Awards in September and has recently been shortlisted for Regional Law Firm of the Year in the 2011 British Legal Awards.

Michael Ward, is the firm's senior partner in England and heads up the corporate team. Commenting on the appointments he said: "We welcome Jenna, Kate and Jill on board and are delighted they have joined us at a busy and exciting time for the firm. Recruiting talented, commercially minded people is a vital part of our business's success and one of the clearest demonstrations we can make of our commitment to providing clients with the very best service. We hope they enjoy a long and successful career with us.

"Despite a challenging market we have continued to invest in the heart of our business, our people. We promoted 32 employees at the start of the financial year and in addition to these three new appointments we have taken on 14 trainee solicitors as part of our trainee scheme. Five of our newly qualified solicitors have also taken up seats with the firm. This is testament to their hard work and commitment and demonstrates our reputation for being a great place to work."