The 38 promotions were made across 19 offices, with 20 new partners in China (effective 1 April), six in Europe, the US and the Middle East (effective 1 May) and 12 in Australia (effective 1 July). Women make up 37 per cent of the total.

Stuart Fuller, global managing partner, commented: ‘Investing in our people and the future of our firm with this record number of promotions is indicative of KWM's success and strength. I look forward to working with our new partners as we drive the business forward.’

The partner promotions list in full: 

Australia 

·       Matthew Coull - Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity, Sydney

·       Jo Dodd - Banking & Finance, Sydney

·       Chris Dynon - Banking & Finance, Melbourne

·       John Eagleton - Banking & Finance, Sydney

·       Shannon Etwell - Projects & Real Estate, Brisbane

·       Rebecca Finkelstein - Projects & Real Estate, Sydney

·       Annabel Griffin - Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity, Canberra

·       Elizabeth Hundt Russell - Banking & Finance, Sydney

·       Emily Masters - Projects & Real Estate, Melbourne

·       Henrik Moritz - Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity, Sydney

·       Rod Smythe - Projects & Real Estate, Sydney

·       James Wang - Dispute Resolution, Perth

China

·       Wang Ning - Finance & Capital Market, Beijing

·       Han Jie - Corporate & Securities, Beijing

·       Liu Sijia - Corporate & Securities, Beijing

·       Yue Weining - IP, Beijing

·       Jiao Hongbin - IP, Beijing

·       Chai Zhifeng - Commercial & Regulatory, Shanghai

·       Shen Chengmin - Corporate & Securities, Shanghai

·       Hou Beilei - Corporate & Securities, Shanghai

·       Liu Dongya - Finance & Capital Market, Shanghai

·       Ding Xianjie - IP, Shanghai

·       Molly Su - Finance & Capital Market, Shanghai

·       Luan Jianqi - Finance & Capital Market, Shanghai

·       Chen Fuan - Corporate & Securities, Shanghai

·       Xu Huying - Dispute Resolution, Hangzhou

·       Chen Xunan - Corporate & Securities, Hangzhou

·       Sun Haotian - Corporate & Securities, Guangzhou

·       Deng Yong - Corporate & Securities, Guangzhou

·       Wang Xin - Dispute Resolution, Guangzhou

·       Luo Ai - Commercial & Regulatory, Guangzhou

·       Hu Guangjian - Corporate & Securities, Shenzhen

Europe, the US and the Middle East 

·       Florian Biesalski - Real Estate, Munich

·       Parik Dasgupta - International Funds, New York

·       Rob Mailer - International Funds, London

·       Darren Roiser - Litigation, London

·       Marc Snell - Funds & Indirect Real Estate, London

·       Joanne Strain - Litigation, Dubai