Making people wait longer for partnership means they appreciate it more
It’s a longer road to partnership at Hogan Lovells but figures show it’s worth it
Reed Smith unveils 37-strong promotions round
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 makes up five City lawyers in promos round
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 […]
Six London lawyers make the grade in Hogan Lovells’ promotions
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 […]
Milbank and Akin Gump unveil promotions rounds
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 announces first female partner promotion in London since 2017
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 […]
BCLP makes up seven UK lawyers to partner in promos round
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) is promoting seven UK lawyers to partner, based in both London and Southampton, alongside 14 other elevations globally. In London, Tom Bacon sits in the corporate practice, James Banks focuses on real estate and Benjamin Blacklock works on disputes. Elsewhere in the City, Kimberly Roberts sits in the construction practice […]
Latham’s partner promotions prove litigators are on the rise
Latham & Watkins has promoted 44 associates to partner, with 10 elevated in London. Effective from January 2023, this is a virtually identical story to last year, which saw 44 members jump to partnership globally and nine promoted to partner in London. However, there are changes in the types of lawyers being promoted to partner, […]
White & Case may have jumped the M&A shark
White & Case may regret banking on M&A work to keep its new cohort of corporate partners busy
Kirkland’s four lost years
Kirkland’s promoted partners are now sticking around
White & Case elevates 10 to partner in the City
White & Case has promoted 46 lawyers to partner globally, with 10 London lawyers making the grade. The double-digit partner cohort in London is larger than last year’s, when eight were added. Overall, the total number of promotions is smaller than 2021, when White & Case elevated 59 lawyers in total. The reach was shorter […]
Partner promotions: Kirkland makes up 26 in London
Kirkland & Ellis has promoted 193 lawyers to partner worldwide, with London the third most popular jurisdiction after two of the firm’s largest US offices. Non-US promotions took place in London, Munich, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. London accounted for 26 promotions in total, coming behind Chicago and New York. This is the highest number […]