Pinsent Masons has promoted 25 of its global lawyers to partnership, a slight rise from the 23 who were elevated last year. The numbers have slightly dropped in the UK from 17 last year to 14 making partner this year. London has had a significant drop in the number of promotions with only two making […]
Linklaters has promoted another bumper round of lawyers to partner, including 16 in its City office. The 41-strong global round matches the number of new partners in 2022. There was one less promotion in London compared to last year when 17 were made up. Corporate is the major beneficiary of London promotions this year, with […]
Slaughter and May has given the nod to 10 lawyers this year in its London office. In London the lawyers who made the cut are Warwick Brennand, Hemita Sumanasuriya and Simon Tysoe, all in corporate and M&A, and with seven years’ PQE. David Hay has been made up in financing, while Tim Newey, Lorna Nsoatabe […]
Mishcon de Reya has announced its partner promotions for 2023, with seven lawyers joining the firm’s partnership. The firm has made seven promotions to junior equity partner, while another has been made an equity partner in the firm. In 2021, Mishcon tweaked its structure, which saw a large group of legal directors promoted to the […]
Shearman & Sterling has elevated two partners in London ahead of the firm’s annual round of promotions. Trinh Chubbock and Kevin Heverin will join the firm’s partnership on 1 March. Chubbock works in the firm’s project development and finance group, while Heverin focuses on financial restructuring and insolvency. Chubbock started as an associate at Ashurst […]
Earlier in the year, Horizon observed how Hogan Lovells’ newest London partners were mostly homegrown, with the majority getting the nod after 10 or more years since qualification. The trend at Hogan Lovells really contrasts to what’s happening in general across the US firms in London, where associates are making opportunistic moves to new firms, […]
It’s a longer road to partnership at Hogan Lovells but figures show it’s worth it
A total of eight lawyers in London have been promoted to partner at Reed Smith this year. They are transportation lawyer Alexander Brandt and litigator Oliver Rawkins, who trained at TLT. Corporate promotions include Darryl Cue and Ravi Pattani, while financial industry saw two elevations. They are Maccailein Campbell, who started out at Norton Rose […]
Norton Rose Fulbright has promoted five of its UK lawyers to partner, alongside 31 other elevations globally. The London promotions are split between its banking and finance practice, and its corporate team, with two lawyers apiece. The final lawyer that was promoted is in the litigation practice. Joining the partnership in the UK banking and […]
Hogan Lovells has promoted 38 of its lawyers to partner globally, with six of those lawyers based in London. The firm has announced that in its London office, financial services lawyer Rita Hunter, litigation lawyers Jenna Ralfe and Lydia Savill, investment funds lawyer Amelia Stawpert, competition lawyer Alice Wallace-Wright, and patent litigation lawyer Stella Wong […]
London lawyers have been promoted to partner at firms including Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. In total, Milbank has promoted 17 lawyers to partner worldwide, with four (equivalent to 24 per cent) making the grade in the City. Laura Bonamis has been made up in the leveraged finance […]
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has added two new partners to its London office as part of its latest global promotions round, while adding its first female partner since 2017. The US firm has elevated nine lawyers in total across its offices in London, Paris, New York, Frankfurt and Hong Kong, The latest group is […]