The promotions are an increase on last year, when Withers added five new partners. The firm’s wealth planning and tax team was the biggest beneficiary of the latest promotions round, with four associates made partner.  

International expansion

The past few years have seen Withers rapidly expand internationally, launching a tax practice earlier this year in Dubai and a Tokyo office in June last year, as well as growing in Australia and the US.

The firm now boasts 165 partners worldwide, with the new partners having taken up their roles on 1 July.

The promotions list in full:

Marissa Dungey, wealth planning and tax, Greenwich (Connecticut)

Samantha Gershon, family, Hong Kong

Laurence Ho, wealth planning and tax, Hong Kong

Lim Hui Ying, litigation & arbitration, Singapore

Rebecca O'Toole, wealth planning and tax, Rancho Santa Fe (California)

Ian Perrett, wealth planning and tax, Geneva

Nicholas Vaughan, real estate, London