Moves and Promotions — Week of 29 June, 2026

Moves

Emma Thompson has joined FRP Advisory as a Partner. She was previously with A&M.

Philip Hertz and Melissa Coakley have joined Sidley Austin's global Restructuring group as Partners in London. Both were previously with Clifford Chance. Read more.

Mark Hague has joined Lewis Silkin in Manchester as a Dispute Resolution & Insolvency Partner. Mark was previously with Farleys. Read more.

Jonathan Carfi has joined Lyford Partners as Vice President. Jonathan was previously with KPMG. Read more.

Jamie Maddox has joined Leonard Curtis in Manchester as an Associate Director. Jamie was previously with Opus. Read more.

Simon Duncan has joined Setfords as a Consultant Solicitor specialising in insolvency and litigation. Simon was previously with Wedlake Bell. Read more.

Sirling Chuah has joined Pemberton Asset Management in London as a Restructuring Analyst. Sirling was previously with Ankura.

Promotions and Other News

Stephanie Breckon has been promoted to Senior Insolvency Manager at BTG. Read more.

Monica McLaren has been promoted to Senior Associate in the Restructuring team at DLA Piper.

Lefteris Kallou has been promoted to Senior Associate - Insolvency & Commercial Disputes at Lawrence Stephens. Read more.

New promotions within the Restructuring team at PwC:
Dean Stoyanov - Partner, Manchester
James Cameron - Partner, London
Josh Manhire - Partner, London
Tom Crookham - Partner, London
Lucy Fulmer - Managing Director, London
Nashiba Shafiq - Director, Birmingham
Oscar Mullins - Director, Glasgow
Robbie Kerr - Director, London
Alex Livsey - Director, Leeds
Josh Munro - Director, Edinburgh
Matty Reay - Manager, London
Max Budding - Senior Associate, Cardiff