Mourant du Feu & Jeune lawyers Kate Storey and Lionel Woodward have been promoted to senior associate.
Guernsey-based Storey (pictured) qualified as an English solicitor in 2000 and prior to joining Mourant was a senior associate at Cobbetts in Manchester where she gained experience of corporate and commercial transactions and was also seconded to the in-house legal function at Matalan.
She joined the Guernsey office in January 2007 as a member of the finance and funds teams and qualified as a Guernsey advocate in July 2009.
Woodward, based in Jersey, joined Mourant in February 2006 after five years practice in London and seven years in South Africa. He is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
His specialist areas include corporate structuring, financing transactions and international joint ventures. He has experience in a wide range of corporate, banking, M&A, commercial and finance related matters.
Managing partner Jonathan Rigby says: “Kate and Lionel are both experienced lawyers and have proved themselves to be extremely capable in their respective practice areas. I am sure that they will make a significant contribution to the firm’s future development.”