Law Firm Partner Promotions

Summer tally follows 17 Americas promotions in January with the overall number the smallest for the firm in the past decade

Top UK independent’s smallest round since 2014 sees transactions lawyers made up across finance and funds practices

Off-cycle round is US firm’s first since introducing a salaried partner tier earlier this year

Latest cohort increases by almost half compared to 2025, with women making up 44% of promotions

Will White and Lowri Jones arrive a week after the firm’s 20-strong partner promotions round

Partner promotions include just two women, although three out of four new counsel are female

US accounts for largest share of promotions as firm prepares to unify under a single global LLP

Women make up 26% of this year’s cohort, with the employment and IP practices seeing the most promotions

Women-majority round dominated by financial markets and real estate practice

Six-strong round includes promotions in disputes, corporate and banking and finance teams

Core London office dominates with seven new partners

Four lawyers are elevated to partner in London, Eindhoven and Dubai

Transactions-dominated round almost double the size of 2025’s cohort

Promotions underscore French independent firm’s push into disputes, technology and cross-border transactional work

Corporate finance and litigation dominate in latest promotion round; proportion of women dips below half for first time in five years