Skadden zeros out of London for second year running in global partner promotion round

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While other US rivals beef up their London partner headcount, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has for the second consecutive year passed over its City office for promotions, making up 14 new partners in a heavily US-focused round.

The move sees an uptick of partner promotions generally for the New York giant from last year’s round of 12 lawyers but continues its omission of the City branch. Four of the promotions – effective 1 April – were made outside of the US: one each in Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Paris and Tokyo. Continue reading “Skadden zeros out of London for second year running in global partner promotion round”

Trio of top-30 firms unveil new partners with Taylor Wessing and HFW boosting promotions rounds

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Trio of top-30 firms unveil new partners with Taylor Wessing and HFW boosting promotions rounds

LB100 top-30 firms Taylor Wessing, Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) and Dentons have all announced their Spring partner promotions covering the UK and beyond.

For Taylor Wessing, it is an increased UK round compared to last year when just one lawyer was made up to its London partnership. This year, the firm has promoted three lawyers to its partnership, with a further five being made up to senior counsel. Continue reading “Trio of top-30 firms unveil new partners with Taylor Wessing and HFW boosting promotions rounds”

Five get promoted: Freshfields makes up handful of partners in London amid slimmed down global round

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Five get promoted: Freshfields makes up handful of partners in London amid slimmed down global round

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has elected five London-based lawyers to its partnership from its dispute resolution and corporate practices as part of a 12-strong promotions round spanning seven offices.

This was the smallest global promotions round by the firm for some years. Last year there was an 18-strong round, of which six were London-based, while five London lawyers were among the 17 promoted in 2016. Continue reading “Five get promoted: Freshfields makes up handful of partners in London amid slimmed down global round”

‘We are no longer just making up males in London’: Linklaters increases female partner count to ten in 27-strong promotions round

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‘We are no longer just making up males in London’: Linklaters increases female partner count to ten in 27-strong promotions round

Linklaters has increased the size of its promotions round for the fifth year in a row, adding 27 lawyers to its partnership.

Taking effect in May, 37% of the new partners elected are women, with the firm exceeding its 30% target after a disappointing male to female ratio in last year’s 26-strong round . Continue reading “‘We are no longer just making up males in London’: Linklaters increases female partner count to ten in 27-strong promotions round”

Promotions dip again as Slaughter and May announces four new partners

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Promotions dip again as Slaughter and May announces four new partners

As the latest firm to unveil its new partners, Slaughter and May has announced four promotions, a drop from last year’s round of seven.

The promotions were equally distributed between corporate and disputes, with Nicholas Pacheco assuming a corporate role and Camilla Sanger and Holly Ware being promoted from disputes. Clara Choi meanwhile will become a corporate partner in Slaughter’s Hong Kong office. The promotions take effect on 1 May. Continue reading “Promotions dip again as Slaughter and May announces four new partners”

Pinsents posts largest partner round for three years but female promotions dip

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Pinsents posts largest partner round for three years but female promotions dip

Pinsent Masons has lifted its 2018 partner promotion numbers after a slight dip last year, but the proportion of female promotions has fallen ahead of its target of a 30% female partnership by 2020.

The firm has made up 23 partners, effective 1 May, up from last year’s 16. A quarter of the promotions are female, sharply down from last year’s 68%, when Pinsents reached its 25% female representation target a year early. Continue reading “Pinsents posts largest partner round for three years but female promotions dip”

Partner promotions: Hogan Lovells makes up five in London amid 31-strong drive

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Partner promotions: Hogan Lovells makes up five in London amid 31-strong drive

Hogan Lovells has made up five partners in London as part of a New Year promotions round that ushered in 31 new partners globally.

The London promotions include Alex Harrison, finance partner in Infrastructure, energy, resources and projects and corporate partner Jeremy Pickles in the firm’s investment funds team. Continue reading “Partner promotions: Hogan Lovells makes up five in London amid 31-strong drive”

Promotion time: Latham keeps City round at two as new partners focused on Big Apple

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Promotion time: Latham keeps City round at two as new partners focused on Big Apple

Latham & Watkins may have been aggressively sweeping up City talent from rivals but the US-based giant is remaining conservative on making up its own in the Square Mile with the firm this week confirming the promotion of two partners in London.

Charles Armstrong in finance and corporate specialist Huw Thomas have been appointed to partnership in the firm’s City office, with the duo coming amid a 31-strong global promotion round. Latham also promoted two partners in London in 2016 amid a firm-wide tally of 27. Continue reading “Promotion time: Latham keeps City round at two as new partners focused on Big Apple”

NYLon focus continues as Kirkland and White & Case announce promotion rounds

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NYLon focus continues as Kirkland and White & Case announce promotion rounds

Elite US firms ramped up their London partner headcounts in October, with Kirkland & Ellis making up a record 97 new partners – equal to more than 10% of its existing partnership – 13 of them in its fast-growing London base, while White & Case’s more modest 31 included seven in its City arm.

The number of London promotions at Kirkland more than doubled last year’s round and its total tally is up on last year’s 81. The 2,000-lawyer US firm has an unusual model in that it makes up large ranks of salaried partners before considering promotions to its tightly-held equity, which at the end of 2016 totalled 359 of its 820 partners. Continue reading “NYLon focus continues as Kirkland and White & Case announce promotion rounds”

Partner promotions: Ropes & Gray sticks with tradition as it makes up two in London

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Partner promotions: Ropes & Gray sticks with tradition as it makes up two in London

Ropes & Gray  continues to promote London partners two-by-two, adding another duo in finance this year as part of a global promotions round of 12. The number of City promotions equals those made in the previous two years, while the overall total is up by one from 11 in 2016.

Derivatives and structured finance specialist Anna Lawry and leveraged finance lawyer Alex Robb will be made up on 1 November. Lawry joined Ropes in 2014 as counsel in its hedge funds group. She advises on derivatives in financing and corporate transactions, as well as regulatory developments affecting derivatives. Before joining Ropes, Lawry was an associate at Slaughter and May for 14 years. Continue reading “Partner promotions: Ropes & Gray sticks with tradition as it makes up two in London”