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Celebrating gender equality on International Women’s Day

Posted on: March 7th, 2025 by Natasha Cox

Supporting women in the progression of their careers is important to us at Lawrence Stephens. We are proud to have established a Gender Equality Network (GEN) to drive equality initiatives forward. In its first year, GEN has developed a toolkit of supporting resources, held a panel event to explore allyship, arranged the provision of sanitary protection in the loos in our building and invited speakers to discuss topics from effective communication to hormone health. 

With International Women’s Day approaching, we decided to widen the conversation to mark GEN’s first anniversary. Over the last few weeks several members of the GEN committee and the wider firm were interviewed on the topic of equality in the workplace. Many interesting insights were shared, including the things we would say to our younger selves and what we would like to see change in the next decade. We put them together in a short film which was premiered at our International Women’s Day party yesterday. We look forward to sharing a shorter version of this video with you soon. We hope you enjoy watching it and that some of our insights resonate with you. 

This International Women’s Day we celebrate our brilliant female colleagues and our wonderful male allies with whom we continue our efforts to move towards greater equality at work and in society. 

 Who inspires you to use your voice to strive for greater equality?

 

Lawrence Stephens announces five Director promotions

Posted on: August 1st, 2024 by Natasha Cox

Lawrence Stephens is delighted to announce the promotion to Director of five exceptional colleagues who have consistently demonstrated a drive for excellence and dedication in delivering the best outcomes for their clients at all times.

Rachel Coulthard from our Real Estate Finance and Banking team, acts for borrowers and lenders across bridging finance, development finance, secured lending and high-value refinances of property and property portfolios.

From our Corporate and Commercial team, Katherine Zangana has over a decade of experience acting for small and medium-sized businesses, specialising in acquisitions, restructuring and other corporate transactions, as well as commercial contract matters.

Having previously worked in the firm’s Dispute Litigation team, Abtin Yeganeh becomes Director in our new Property Litigation department, advising clients in relation to all aspects of real estate disputes – including secured recoveries, trespass, professional negligence, and landlord tenant matters

Having led the firm’s Family department since November 2023, Jim Richards and Eleanor Wood are both highly experienced solicitors with significant experience acting for a wide range of clients including high-net-worth and high-profile individuals, foreign nationals, non-domiciles, UK nationals living abroad, and multinational families.

Steven Bernstein, Managing Director at Lawrence Stephens, commented: 

“With these five Director promotions, and the launch of a new department for the firm, we are proud to be continuing to demonstrate Lawrence Stephens’ growth and cross-departmental expertise. Rachel, Katherine, Abtin, Ellie and Jim’s cross-sector practices reflect the full-service approach we take at Lawrence Stephens, and how we are able to deliver the best outcomes for our clients.”