27 Mar 2024
Law firm TLT has promoted leading restructuring and insolvency lawyer Ainslie Benzie.
Ainslie joined TLT as legal director in 2020 to lead the firm’s restructuring and insolvency practice in Scotland. In her time at the firm, she has led on some of the most complex restructuring and insolvency matters in the country.
Ainslie is a respected lawyer who is committed to going above and beyond for clients. Her expertise and reputation are evidenced in her recently winning Finance Rising Star of the Year at the Legal 500 Scotland Awards and being named a Leading Individual in the Legal 500 2024 directory ranking.
Head of location in Scotland, John Paul Sheridan said: “Ainslie’s success and expertise is reflected in the many accolades she has accumulated during her time at TLT, as well as the continued positive feedback she receives from her clients. She is an integral part of the restructuring and insolvency practice in Scotland and we’re delighted to be promoting her to the next stage of her career with the firm.”
Elsewhere in the firm, TLT promoted four other colleagues to partner including financial services disputes and investigations lawyer Roisin Bell, restructuring, head of trusts and estates Debbie Gale, Rachel Smith who specialises in all aspects of property advice for financial services clients, and planning and environment lawyer Debbie Reynolds.
The promotions follow a successful year at TLT, during which the firm celebrated record £157m revenue, welcomed a significant number of new senior hires and expanded its offering into a new location in Birmingham.
The latest round of promotions also further cements TLT as a leader for women’s representation in senior positions, after it recently achieved 33% female partner representation and announced a new target to achieve 50% of women in partner roles by 2029.
TLT also promoted male and female colleagues to more senior positions: one colleague to legal director, 22 senior associates to managing associates and 30 associates to senior associates across the firm’s offices in Glasgow, Belfast, London, Manchester and Bristol.
Sasha Butterworth, senior partner at TLT commented: “In 2023, TLT has continued to establish itself as a national law firm providing market-leading legal guidance to some of the UK’s top institutions. Ensuring we are promoting the next generation of legal talent is crucial to maintain the exceptional service for which we are known for across the country.
“I’m pleased to see promotions ranging across our sectors, service lines and locations, demonstrating our full-service and UK-wide offering. It’s also particularly encouraging to see 100% female lawyers promoted to partner this year which, alongside the individuals’ hard-word and determination, demonstrates TLT’s commitment to supporting women’s career progression. Congratulations to all those who have been promoted this year.”
The latest round of promotions brings the total number of partners to 164. All promotions will be effective from 1 April 2024.
