National law firm Mills & Reeve has boosted its healthcare and corporate practices with two new appointments for the new year.

Bridget Archibald has been promoted to head of the healthcare practice and Wragge & Co director Julian Smith has been hired as a corporate partner in its Birmingham office. East Anglia-based Archibald replaces David Lock as head of healthcare. The highly-rated Lock will continue to act as a consultant to the firm. The firm has one of the UK’s largest healthcare practices with numerous links with the NHS.