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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
‘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
Charles Russell Speechlys makes up six partners
Promotions round featuring two women sees lawyers made up in the UK, Paris and Zurich
Panera adds former Burger King lawyer as CLO
Marlene Gordon joins American bakery-café chain following stint as Fresh Del Monte’s legal chief
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
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
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
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
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
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
Allen & Overy promotes 39 in bumper round
Women make up 36% of cohort dominated by banking and corporate
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
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
Ashurst makes up 25 in record partner promotions round
Ongoing strength of transactional market sees corporate and funds groups dominate
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
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
Irwin Mitchell sets up shop in Cardiff and Liverpool
National firm recruiting for offices helmed by medical negligence and personal injury team leads
Clyde & Co makes up 23 in bumper partner promotions round
Twelve women included in largest cohort for UK firm since 2019
Gatwick adds new legal eagle from Capita
Rachel Ford succeeds veteran GC Robert Herga ahead of his retirement later this year
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