A Scottish law firm has strengthened its banking and debt recovery division with two senior appointments.
Aberdein Considine LLP has appointed Victoria-Louise Maugham as Head of Unsecured Recoveries and Sarah Phelps as Senior Associate for Banking Litigation in England and Wales.
Both will be based primarily at the firm's Newcastle office, supporting the growing Lender Services Practice Group.
The appointments form part of Aberdein Considine's continued investment in its banking and recoveries operations, strengthening its specialist legal expertise and capacity.
Ms Maugham joins from Winn Solicitors and will lead the firm's Unsecured Recoveries division, which has been identified as an area of continued growth.
In her new role, she will be responsible for developing the division while also training and mentoring colleagues.
Ms Phelps joins from TLT and brings experience in financial services litigation and secured recoveries.
She will report to Shilpi Jairath, who was recently promoted to Partner, Banking Litigation Operations England & Wales.
The latest appointments follow wider growth within Aberdein Considine's Lender Services Practice Group as the firm expands its specialist banking litigation and recovery capabilities.
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Jamie Apted, partner at Aberdein Considine, said: "It’s fantastic to welcome Victoria to Aberdein Considine as our Head of Unsecured Recoveries, which is a fast-growing division of the Lender Services Practice Group and one that we’re ambitious to cultivate further.
"I look forward to working closely with Victoria as she takes on the responsibility for shaping and developing this area of the business whilst also training and mentoring our colleagues."
Shilpi Jairath said: "Sarah brings a wealth of experience in secured recoveries and she will no doubt be a real asset to our Banking Litigation team.
"Both these appointments are testament to our continued investment in the Practice Group, boosting the depth of technical legal talent and complex capability within the department."
Victoria-Louise Maugham said: "I'm delighted to join Aberdein Considine in the role of Head of Unsecured Recoveries.
"This appointment enables me to broaden my practice area and bring my wealth of knowledge and experience to AC in an exciting time of growth and development."
Sarah Phelps said: "Joining Aberdein Considine allows me to bring my financial services litigation experience to an exceptional team while deepening my focus on secured recoveries.
"I look forward to working alongside the team to achieve successful outcomes and support Aberdein Considine’s continued growth."
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