Burges Salmon appoints financial services director

Burges Salmon has appointed Jennifer Mellor as a director in its Funds & Financial Regulation team.

Ms Mellor joins Burges Salmon today from Brodies, where she was a senior associate in the Funds & Investment Management team.

She has a broad range of experience across the financial services sector, and considerable experience advising on investment funds issues, including the establishment of private investment funds and investment into funds across different asset classes, along with wider regulatory matters. She has also worked in-house with Alliance Trust Savings and Royal London.

Richard Leeming, head of Financial Services at Burges Salmon, commented: "I’m pleased to be able to announce Jennifer’s arrival in Edinburgh. She is a highly experienced financial services lawyer with a particular focus on private funds work and she will make a fantastic addition to the team."