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Kennedys makes up record tally of 22 partners including six in Australia

Women make up nearly 60% of round that is more than double the size of last year’s

5 May 2022

‘Once in a generation’ investment sees KPMG pledge to double size of UK legal arm

Big Four accountancy giant to take on a further 220 lawyers by the end of 2024

4 May 2022

Charles Russell Speechlys makes up six partners

Promotions round featuring two women sees lawyers made up in the UK, Paris and Zurich

3 May 2022

Panera adds former Burger King lawyer as CLO

Marlene Gordon joins American bakery-café chain following stint as Fresh Del Monte’s legal chief

3 May 2022

Norton Rose Fulbright builds in Germany with five-strong real estate team from Simmons & Simmons

Partner Dr Oliver Beyer joins in Munich with three associates as counsel Dr Barbara Heinrich moves over in Frankfurt

2 May 2022

McDermott adds powerhouse cross-Atlantic privacy and cybersecurity trio from Squire Patton Boggs

Partner Rosa Barcelo joins in Brussels as partner Elliot Golding and counsel Robin Campbell move over in Washington DC

29 Apr 2022

Kennedys strengthens LatAm presence with associations in Bolivia and Ecuador

Combinations mean UK insurance specialist has six associate offices in the region on top of seven bases of its own

29 Apr 2022

Clifford Chance unveils 'most diverse ever' partner promotions round

Largest cohort since 2007 sees 37 lawyers made up as firm measures up to latest diversity targets

28 Apr 2022

Skadden’s rainmaker China practice head joins ByteDance as CFO

Julie Gao signs up with client as pipeline of Chinese companies selling shares in Hong Kong and New York slows

27 Apr 2022

Ten make the grade at Stephenson Harwood in London-heavy round

Chief executive Eifion Morris signals ongoing commitment to diversity as proportion of women dips from previous years’ even split

26 Apr 2022

Allen & Overy promotes 39 in bumper round

Women make up 36% of cohort dominated by banking and corporate

26 Apr 2022

Debevoise names successor to veteran presiding partner Michael Blair

Peter Furci to take over in July ahead of Blair’s retirement, firm also names next deputy presiding partner

25 Apr 2022

Vinson & Elkins taps former NYC Bar diversity director to head global DE&I efforts

Deborah Martin Owens joins after a year at US rival Sidley Austin

22 Apr 2022

Ashurst makes up 25 in record partner promotions round

Ongoing strength of transactional market sees corporate and funds groups dominate

22 Apr 2022

Pay for London NQs at Weil hits £150k as salary war goes on

Elsewhere HFW announces 16% salary boost to £85k and extra performance bonus for associates of up to £10k

21 Apr 2022

McDermott adds white collar heavyweight from Sidley Austin to lead new Singapore base

Yuet Ming Tham joins alongside partner Shu Min Ho and two counsel and will also serve as head of APAC

21 Apr 2022

Irwin Mitchell sets up shop in Cardiff and Liverpool

National firm recruiting for offices helmed by medical negligence and personal injury team leads

21 Apr 2022

Clyde & Co makes up 23 in bumper partner promotions round

Twelve women included in largest cohort for UK firm since 2019

20 Apr 2022

Gatwick adds new legal eagle from Capita

Rachel Ford succeeds veteran GC Robert Herga ahead of his retirement later this year

20 Apr 2022

Pinsent Masons ups London NQ pay more than 20% to £92k amid ongoing salary war

Salary for regional NQs grows by 36% to hit £61k

19 Apr 2022