Forsters promotes four Senior Associates in annual promotions round
Forsters, the leading London firm, announces today the promotion of four Senior Associates to new roles with effect from 1 April 2024.
The promotions are as follows:
- Private Client Senior Associate Alfred Liu has joined the Forsters partnership
- Commercial Real Estate Senior Associates Joanna Brown and Andrew McEwan are promoted to Counsel
- Rural Land & Business Senior Associate Victoria Salter-Galbraith is also promoted to Counsel.
Natasha Rees, Senior Partner at Forsters, said: ‘We have promoted four outstanding Senior Associates this year. They are all talented individuals who have consistently demonstrated exceptional legal expertise and a relentless focus on delivering results for our clients. They will all continue to contribute greatly to the success of the firm in their new roles. These promotions demonstrate the ongoing growth of and investment in the firm following our recent move to Marylebone and the arrival of Employment & Partnership partner Jo Keddie, Counsel Danielle Crawford and Senior Associate Daniel Parker’.
Alfred Liu joined Forsters in 2017 from Gowling WLG. Nominated as a Rising Star in The Legal 500, he was also named as one of ePrivateclient’s Top 35 under 35 in 2020. He advises high net worth individuals, fiduciaries and family offices on a diverse range of private wealth matters, particularly where there are international and multigenerational complexities. With family roots in Hong Kong, Asia is his second home and he has focused a large part of business on growing client relationships in the region.
Joanna Brown joined Forsters in 2020 as part of a team from Orrick. Her practice focuses on commercial real estate, including landlord and tenant matters with a focus on the retail sector. With a long track record of advising shopping centre clients, Joanna brings extensive expertise to the table in respect of major shopping centre developments, commercial office space and prime retail real estate across the UK.
Andrew McEwan trained at Forsters before qualifying into the Commercial Real Estate team in 2014. He has developed broad commercial real estate expertise but enjoys complex development work in particular. Alongside this practice focus, he plays a leading role at Forsters in shaping the use of generative AI and technology in relation to real estate transactions.
Victoria Salter-Galbraith joined Forsters in 2018 from Bircham Dyson Bell. Victoria was made a Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association in 2024. Named in ePrivateclient’s Top 35 under 35 in 2021, in addition to appearing in the CityWealth Leaders List since 2020 for Landed Estates & Property, she regularly acts on all aspects of agricultural and rural property matters (with particular expertise in historic property and viticulture).