Pinsent Masons has approved the promotion of 23 partners, one fewer than last year.
The latest intake, who will join the partnership on 1 May, is notably skewed towards men, who represented 65% of the cohort, compared to last year when women were in the majority (54%).
A significant majority of the new partners (16) are spread across the firm’s UK offices, with five made up across the firm’s bases in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. A further two promotions will take place in the Asia Pacific region.
As was the case last year, energy and infrastructure specialists accounted for a significant proportion of the promotions.
Nine of the new partners specialise in these fields. They include UK-based energy specialists Michael Freeman, Fiona Ross and Amy Stirling, as well South Africa-based colleague Emma Roberts.
London-based Sam Roberts is one of four promotions to the energy and infrastructure practice, alongside Themba Chauke in South Africa, Richard Ashmore in Qatar and Wee Jian Ang in Singapore. Stuart Newlands, meanwhile, joins the energy and real estate team in the UK.
The financial services practice saw six new partners, comprising Natalie Colaluca, Kirstyn Gleeson, Christopher Graham, Luke Whitehead and James Sullivan-Tailyour, who all based in the UK, as well as Gregg Hammond in the UAE.
Senior partner Andrew Masraf said the promotions “show the strength, ambition and diversity of talent we have across the firm”.
Head of Asia Pacific James Morgan-Payler added that there were “clear opportunities” for growth across Asia Pacific, where the firm has offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, mainland China and Australia, with an associated presence in Indonesia.
“Our clients in the infrastructure, energy and technology, science and industry sectors are navigating a number of challenges, ranging from regulatory fragmentation to economic pressure, both domestically and globally,” he said.
Earlier this month, the firm received government approval to form a JV with China Commercial Law Firm (CCL) in China’s Qianhai Free Trade Zone in a move it said would help position it to service clients in key areas of global economic growth.
Last month, Pinsents became the latest of a string of international law firms to launch in Poland, after hiring a six-partner team, and opened its first international delivery centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
The full list of promoted partners
Wee Jian Ang, Energy and Infrastructure (Singapore)
Emma Lutwyche, Technology, Science and Industry (Sydney, Australia)
Richard Ashmore, Energy and Infrastructure (Doha, Qatar)
Ben Brown, Life Sciences (Leeds, UK)
Themba Chauke, Energy and Infrastructure (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Natalie Colaluca, Financial Services (Glasgow, UK)
Rob Cunningham, Professional and Public Services (Leeds, UK)
Anna Flanagan, Technology, Science and Industry (Belfast, UK)
Michael Freeman, Energy (London, UK)
Kirstyn Gleeson, Financial Services (Edinburgh, UK)
Christopher Graham, Financial Services (Leeds, UK)
Gregg Hammond, Financial Services (Dubai, UAE)
Stuart Newlands, Energy and Real Estate (Glasgow, UK)
Scott Oxley, Retail, Sport & Hospitality (Leeds, UK)
Sam Roberts, Energy and Infrastructure (London, UK)
Emma Roberts, Energy (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Ian Robotham, Retail, Sport & Hospitality (London, UK)
Fiona Ross, Energy (London, UK)
Amy Stirling, Energy (London, UK)
Julia Stubert, Real Estate (Munich, Germany)
James Sullivan-Tailyour, Financial Services (London, UK)
Craig Tordoff, Real Estate (Manchester, UK)
Luke Whitehead, Financial Services (Birmingham, UK)
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