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DTM Legal grows core team

Law firm DTM Legal has strengthened its core team with a number of key promotions and appointments across its Liverpool and Chester offices.

Associate Amanda Bailey joins DTM Legal from Knights law firm in Chester where she specialised in wills, trusts and tax planning. Amanda brings a wealth of experience to the company with particular expertise advising business owners in relation to succession planning.

Amanda will work in the Chester office, using her strong background advising on domicile issues, estate administration and powers of attorney to bolster DTM’s corporate and commercial and private client offering.

The firm has also promoted two members of staff including an associate and a trainee.

Sally Pilott, who was previously an associate, has been promoted to a Partner at DTM Legal. Sally is an experienced legal professional specialising in sales and acquisitions, commercial landlord and tenant and portfolio management.

Sally has been recognised in 2016’s Legal 500 and played a key role advising Liverpool-based investment and development group, Atmore on the sale of 44 properties, raising £20m.

Oliver Andrews, who is currently a trainee with DTM Legal, will permanently join the company’s property department upon his qualification in mid-January. Oliver will be working in the firm’s Liverpool office.

Anna Duffy, Head of Commercial Property at DTM Legal, said: “DTM Legal continues to go from strength to strength and these recent promotions and new hires are a clear reflection of that success.

“Amanda is a highly skilled operator who has gained valuable experience working with a renowned national private client practice. She is due to become a full member of the Society of Trustee and Estate Practitioners in May 2017 and will be a key addition to our already thriving office in Chester.

“We’re pleased to see our existing employees Sally and Oliver, continue to develop within the business. During their time at DTM Legal, both have made an excellent contribution to the firm, strengthening the DTM brand and reputation.

“As a board member for the Chester Growth Partnership, Sally put Chester on the map for property leaders in 2016 demonstrating great determination in securing and developing invaluable business links for DTM Legal.”

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