By: 7 December 2020
Womble Bond Dickinson recognises Leeds talent with promotions

Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has confirmed a number of senior promotions across its UK offices, including two new partners and three new associates in Leeds.

Vicky McCombe and Sam Dixon have both been promoted to partner.

McCombe works in Womble Bond Dickinson’s construction and engineering team;. She has more than 10 years of experience and advises developers, local authorities, retailers, manufacturers and others on transactional construction work.

Dixon works in the restructuring and insolvency team. He is a qualified insolvency practitioner and has particular experience in the education, healthcare and technology sectors.

The new associates at Womble Bond Dickinson include Beth Kalischer, Amy Galloway and Tim Barber, who all work in the corporate and commercial team.

The news in Leeds is part of a wider raft of promotions across Womble Bond Dickinson’s offices in the UK, including seven partners, four legal directors and 20 associates.

Jonathan Blair, UK managing partner at Womble Bond Dickinson, commented: “Congratulations to all of our new partners, legal directors and associates, who have all made fantastic contributions to our business. Their hard work, commitment to the firm and first rate legal expertise deserves to be recognised and celebrated.”

“The career development opportunities of our people continues to be a high priority and these promotions signify an important investment in the future of our firm.”

The promotions bring the total number of UK partners at Womble Bond Dickinson to 132 and follow a number of senior hires across the firm, including new real estate partner Kathryn Wood in Leeds.