Burges Salmon sees further growth with new partner appointments

We are pleased to announce the appointment of four new partners, effective from 1 May 2026.

These appointments reflect our continued commitment to investing in our people and delivering exceptional service to clients across our key sectors and markets.

The appointments underline our focus on nurturing talent and providing clear career pathways, ensuring that ambitious lawyers have the opportunity to progress to partnership. They also demonstrate our dedication to building long-term client relationships and maintaining our reputation for excellence in an increasingly complex and competitive environment.

This year’s partner appointments are:

Dispute Resolution

An experienced dispute resolution lawyer, Rhiannon Price has specific expertise in litigating claims relating to complex international fraud and corruption, breaches of sanctions legislation and the recovery of crypto assets and formerly headed up the proceeds of crime litigation team at a UK law enforcement agency. Rhiannon is also an international arbitration specialist, operating both in the UK and overseas (particularly in Asia) before all major arbitral bodies.

Planning & Compulsory Purchase

Paula McGeady is an English and Scottish qualified planning and compulsory purchase lawyer. She has particular expertise in advising on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and has promoted numerous development consent orders for onshore and offshore generating stations and connected onshore facilities, pipelines, highways and water infrastructure and pumped storage.

Patrick Munro is a Scottish qualified planning lawyer who advises on a wide range of infrastructure and development matters, with a particular specialism in energy and major infrastructure sector projects. Patrick regularly advises clients in relation to planning appeals, public inquiries and judicial review. He also advises scheme promotors and affected parties on compulsory purchase and compensation.

Corporate Tax

Silvana Van der Velde is a Scottish qualified lawyer and Chartered Tax Adviser with extensive experience advising on corporate tax matters. Her practice centres on delivering strategic tax advice on corporate M&A transactions, with a particular focus on the private equity sector. This includes providing advice to a diverse range of clients including investors, corporates, and management teams. Her areas of expertise cover a broad spectrum of corporate M&A, structuring, and advisory tax work, both in a UK and international context.