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# Ellisons bolsters property team with key appointment
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/ellisons-bolsters-property-team-with-key-appointment/
- Published: 2025-04-02T07:10:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:16:20.000Z
- Description: Local law firm Ellisons has announced the appointment of Ellen Petersen as Partner and Head of Commercial Property.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Business, #article, Ellisons Solicitors, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**The details:** Ellen trained with a UK Top 50 Law Firm before embarking on her extensive 18-year career at a regional practice, where she specialised in:

- Freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals
- Business park leases
- Development agreements
- Agricultural property deals
- Corporate support on business sales and purchases

![Guy Longhurst and Ellen Petersen](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1743529598-guy-longhurst-and-ellen-petersen-edited-1.png)

Guy Longhurst and Ellen Petersen (Ellisons Solicitors)

**What they're saying:** "Ellisons is a thriving firm which has an excellent reputation for commercial property work. I am delighted to be joining at such an exciting time of growth," said Petersen.

[Guy Longhurst](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/guy-longhurst/), Managing Partner and Head of Real Estate at [Ellisons](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/ellisons/), said: "Ellen will play a key role in driving the practice forward, strengthening our client offering and supporting the firm's continued growth."

**The bottom line:** Petersen's appointment as Partner and Head of Commercial Property comes alongside her active membership in the Country Land and Business Association and the Agricultural Law Association, bringing specialist expertise to the Suffolk-based firm.

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