Mayer Brown makes up three in the City in 27-strong global partner promotion round
Mayer Brown has promoted three lawyers to partner in London in a scaled back round that saw 27 partners minted globally.…
Partnership promotions
City promotions drop for Latham in US-driven partnership round
Latham & Watkins has promoted 33 lawyers to partner, with its London outpost accounting for 15% of those getting the…
Partner promotions: Cleary bypasses the City as Ropes again makes up just one in London
Despite previously denying claims that the firm is retrenching in London, Ropes & Gray has promoted just one new partner…
White & Case’s City partner promotions drop to three in shift from NYLon focus amid 45-strong round
In an unusual move, White & Case has largely overlooked London in its latest partnership promotions as the firm minted only…
Kirkland smashes promotion round record for elite firm with 141 new partners and 16 in the City
The world’s highest-grossing law firm Kirkland & Ellis has unveiled the largest partner promotion round ever seen by a top…
Bakers makes up seven in London in bumper promotion round
Baker McKenzie has promoted 81 lawyers to partners, continuing a trend which saw several law firms increase their intake this…
Maternity leave and part-time lawyers promoted in eight-strong Osborne Clarke partnership round
Osborne Clarke has made up eight partners in an improved promotion round which includes one lawyer on maternity leave and…
City elite sees sharp increase in partner promotions and improved female promotion prospects
Magic Circle takes a leaf from US playbook after a parsimonious 2018 This time last year, Legal Business was still…
Travers female partner promotions suffer amid scaled back round
A firm more progressive than many in the City on gender diversity, Travers Smith has made up just one female partner…
Ashurst makes up eight in the City amid reduced global round as DAC Beachcroft mints 19, RPC six and TLT four
Ashurst has promoted 21 partners globally, including eight in London, after a slightly reduced promotion round which saw Australia and the…
Simmons looks to the City in increased partner round as Gowling doubles promotions to ten
Top-25 UK firms Simmons & Simmons and Gowling WLG have followed suit on a series of strong partnership promotion rounds, making up…
CMS announces largest ever promotion round with women making up half of 49-strong cohort
CMS has added its name to the growing list of firms increasing their partner intake this year, with its cohort up…
Clifford Chance mints nine City partners in its largest promotion round of the decade
Clifford Chance has promoted 30 lawyers to partner, confirming a trend which saw Magic Circle firms increase their partner intake…
Herbert Smith Freehills curtails London promotions in 22-strong global partnership round
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has unveiled an increased 22-strong global partner promotions round for 2019, however this includes a reduction…
Eversheds’ City partner promotions dip in bolstered global round as Fieldfisher makes up most ever
Eversheds Sutherland’s international business has made 27 partner promotions, up seven on a flat 2018 round, but with just three…
A&O ups the ante on female partner promotions as Skadden ends City investment drought
Allen & Overy has promoted 14 London partners amid a scaled up 34-strong global round while Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher…
Freshfields mints eight partners in the City in renewed 22-strong global promotion round
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted 22 lawyers to partner, including eight in London, amid a stronger promotion round for the…
Linklaters to hit 20% female partnership as women make up a third of 33-strong promotion round
For the sixth year in a row Linklaters has increased the size of its promotion round, adding 33 lawyers to…
US partner promotions: Nine minted in the City as Jones Day, Sidley, Cadwalader and Akin announce latest rounds
Jones Day, Sidley Austin, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld have unveiled their 2019 partner promotions, together…
‘Commitment to London’: Dechert makes up three in the City amid 16-strong partner promotions round
Dechert is continuing a recent spate of investment in its London office with the promotion to partner of three in the…