Law firm Pannone Corporate has promoted eight people across its Manchester-based team.

Stephen Mutch has been promoted to Associate Partner in the firm’s employment team. Stephen joined Pannone in 2003 as a trainee solicitor and supports HR professionals across all aspects of employment law, including disciplinary and grievance matters, contractual disputes and Employment Tribunal claims.

Alongside Stephen, Gemma O’Brien and James Brandwood have been made Directors in the dispute resolution and real estate teams respectively.

Catherine Ossai (corporate), Bradley Davies (dispute resolution), and Emily Lockwood, who is also in the firm’s dispute resolution team, have all been promoted to Associates.

They are joined by Marlie Collette and Yulia Livesey, who have been made Foreign Lawyer (Associates) in the corporate and real estate teams.

Paul Jonson, senior partner at Pannone, commented: “The latest round of promotions are thoroughly deserved, with each lawyer demonstrating passion, collaboration, and a commitment to delivering a client-focused service in each of their roles.

“Our team sits at the heart of the firm, helping to bring our commercially-minded and entrepreneurial approach into everything we do. We recruit based on technical excellence and emotional intelligence. As a result, we have a group of highly talented people who enjoy working together and with our broad range of clients.”

The promotions follow the appointment of five lawyers across employment and real estate earlier this year. Naomi Goldsmith, Julie Sabba, Frances Smith and Holly Spokes, all joined the employment team, alongside Zoe Tempest in real estate.

Nicola Clarke has also recently joined the employment team as a senior associate from Glaisyers.