Forsters appoints six partners and four counsel in its 2026 promotion round

  • 23 March 2026
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Forsters office on Baker Street in London

Forsters today announces the promotion of six partners and four counsel with effect from 1 April 2026.

The newly promoted partners are:

The newly promoted counsel are:

Natasha Rees, Senior Partner at Forsters, said:

“I’m delighted to welcome six of our exceptional lawyers to the partnership, and to see four promoted to Counsel. They represent a broad cross-section of our firm, and each has demonstrated outstanding client service, technical excellence and real commitment to helping our firm grow and evolve in line with our values and culture. I look forward to seeing their continued success as they embark on this important next stage of their careers.”

Emily Exton, Managing Partner at Forsters, said:

“Many congratulations to our six new partners and four new counsel. This is another strong round of promotions – testament to the strength and breadth of talent we have within the firm. Alongside the lateral hires we’ve made in the last year, these promotions are part of ensuring that Forsters remains positioned to continue delivering the first-class advice and services our clients need.”

Meet our new partners and counsel

Partners

Alex Tamosius rejoined Forsters in 2021, after working at the firm first from 2014 to 2019. He advises individuals and their holding structures with economic and personal interests inside and outside the UK on how to optimise their UK tax exposure, while balancing broader concerns such as asset protection, succession planning, and family governance. He also specialises in disputes with HMRC and the taxation of digital assets.

Andrew McEwan trained at Forsters, qualifying into CRE in 2014. He has a broad range of experience acting for developers and investors in a variety of real estate sectors, including significant infrastructure projects, industrial, mixed-use and residential developments. He has a particular focus on and expertise in relation to development projects and is a key part of Forsters’ team working with Knight Dragon on their regeneration of the Greenwich Peninsula. Andrew also provides specialist advice to Commercial Real Estate developers and investors incorporating renewable technologies such as rooftop solar panels and EV charging at their assets.

Danielle Crawford advises employers and individuals on a wide range of employment and partnership issues. Her diverse experience includes HR advisory work, investigations into complex whistleblowing complaints, settlement negotiations, dismissals, partnerships disputes and supporting clients with mediation and litigation. She joined Forsters in 2024 with Jo Keddie and Daniel Parker from Winckworth Sherwood, where she trained and qualified into the Employment team.

Rebecca Bion trained at Forsters, qualifying into the Private Client team in 2017. She provides practical and holistic advice, cutting through complex family, legal and taxation interests to give clients the information they need to achieve their objectives. Her varied clientele includes UK-resident and domiciled individuals, landed estates, charities, large families, executors and trustees on all aspects of estate and succession planning, tax, trust and probate matters.

Richard Spring joined Forsters in 2012 and advises on all types of construction documentation for developments and refurbishments, as well as in relation to acquisitions and disposals. He has a particular interest in residential, student accommodation and hotel projects, acting for developers and investors, and has extensive experience advising in relation to retail and office schemes. Recognised as a go to adviser for building safety matters, he is valued by his long-standing clients for his commerciality, personal approach and technical nous.

Ryan Didcock advises on a broad range of property disputes with specialism in residential matters. He joined us in 2021 from Mishcon de Reya, and has experience covering a broad range of issues, including landlord and tenant, forfeiture and possession, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, fire safety and cladding disputes, claims in trespass, nuisance and negligence, boundaries, and adverse possession. In particular, he has developed experience acting for large institutional landlords in relation to complex service charge, breach of covenant and fire safety disputes.

Counsel

Aimee Dooley-Cox: Recognised in the 2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders list, Aimee advises on high value, complex probate matters, with specialist expertise in international estates and cross border administration.

Charlotte Youngs: Charlotte is experienced in a broad range of commercial property work and focuses on advising clients on transactions relating to complex mixed-use developments particularly within the affordable housing sector.

Georgina Haddon: Georgina acts for domestic and international clients on a range of residential property transactions, including acquisitions and disposals of prime and super prime property, secured lending, landlord and tenant advice and luxury developments.

Lorna Dolan: Lorna advises a wide range of clients on a full spectrum of commercial real estate transactions, with a particular focus on occupiers within the media, publishing, professional services and banking sectors.

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