Catriona Attride is new national Head of Private Client at Gateley

Gateley Plc, the UK’s first AIM listed law firm, has recruited Catriona Attride as head of its national Private Client team, Catriona Attride.

Catriona joins the firm from Shakespeare Martineau, having spent over four years leading its Private Client service in the South Midlands. Prior to that, Catriona spent five years as partner at Williamson & Soden, where she was responsible for developing and building the firm’s Private Client practice.

Catriona advises on a range of matters including the use of wills and trusts for estate planning and family protection purposes tax, estates administration, court of protection issues and, contentious trust and probate matters. Throughout her career, she has acted for high net worth individuals and entrepreneurs, and regularly advises corporate clients on ways to maximise financial opportunities.

Commenting on her appointment, Catriona said: “I’m delighted to be joining Gateley. With a number of offices established in other regions and high quality teams, I’m looking forward to taking on the role of leading and developing the Private Client practice at what is a really exciting time for the company. Our team takes a holistic approach to Private Client services that result in long-standing personal relationships. Many of our clients consider us the first port of call for all of their personal contentious and non-contentious legal work.”

Gateley Plc recently became the first UK commercial law firm to float on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The company raised £30 million as part of its listing and was valued at £100 million on first day of dealings.