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Linklaters, Magic Circle Firms Make Partner Promotions

joshua — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:05:40 +0000

Linklaters is among a handful of magic circle firms that recently announced partner promotions, according to a report by Cityam.com. Linklaters, the UK’s largest law firm based on revenue, has promoted 14 associates to partner, which is a slight decrease from the previous year when 18 made partner.

“These promotions highlight our continued commitment to investing in our global practices in order to enhance the breadth and depth of expertise we offer our clients,” said Linklaters senior partner David Cheyne.

Cityam.com reports the promotions puts Linklaters right in line with magic circle competitors Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Allen & Overy and Slaughter and May.

Allen & Overy promoted 18 to partner this year, two less than a year ago, and Slaughter and May promoted just two, which is the same as last year. Freshfields added 18 associates to its partner ranks, which is an increase from the 14 that were promoted last year.

Cityam.com reports reports Linklaters promoted eight London partners, Freshfields six London partners, and Allen & Overy two London partners. Allen & Overy managing partner Wim Dejonghe said “over half of the firm’s turnover continues to be generated outside the UK and two-thirds of our work is cross-border.”

Fellow magic circle firm Clifford Chance is slated to make its partner promotions in July.

Morning Roundup

sara — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:40:59 +0000

Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, March 9, and here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s news…

An Illinois judge refuses to dismiss a lawsuit against Donald Rumsfeld…

Former Greenberg Traurig partner Mark McCombs is charged with stealing $1 million from a local community…

Former New Jersey state official Karen J. Kominsky joins Cozen O’Connor…

Cravath, Swaine & Moore will represent Air Products and Chemicals in it’s attempted takeover of rival Airgas…

Swiss voters strike down an initiative giving free government appointed legal representation to animals…

A group of lawyers and the Brookings Institution have condemned recent attacks on Justice Department lawyers…

Chief Justice Roberts will speak at the University of Alabama…

The Supreme Court will review a case involving The Westboro Baptist Church during the Fall Term…

Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey promote a dozen lawyers…

Gross revenue remains almost unchanged profits increased slightly at Weil Gotshal…

Latham & Watkins add 8 energy partners to their Houston office…

Jackson Lewis welcomes three partners and two associates to its Raleigh office…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:30:04 +0000

Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, January 13, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s headlines…

Morgan Lewis picked up a new senior counsel from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission…

Scott Pierpont moved from Mayer Brown to Jones Day….

Carter Ledyard picked up one from Dorsey & Whitney…

The SEC has filed a second suit against Bank of American over last year’s merger…

More DA’s have been let go in San Joaquin, California…

Miles & Stockbridge promoted three to principal…

Reinhart also promoted a new class…

McDermott Will & Emery is moving to merit based compensation and cutting salaries…

Butler Rubin promoted one to partner…

LG Electronics and the Department of Energy square off over stickers…

Bowditch & Dewey named a new managing partner…

Sterne Kessler promoted new directors…

Brinks Hofer opened an office in Washington, DC…

Chartwell expanded it’s New York office…

and Blank Rome added six in Los Angeles…

Firms Tighten up in Partnership Promotions

joshua — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:21:46 +0000

In a year that has been notable for salary cuts, layoffs, associate deferrals and smaller bonuses, it should come as no surprise that promotions to partner are also down across the board. Profits are down, and firms are reluctant to increase the number of slices of the shrinking pie. Although not every firm has announced this years promotions yet, plenty have.

Here’s a sampling of prominent firms that have announced a smaller partnership class this year compared to last year: Cleary Gottlieb, Latham & Watkins, Ropes & Gray, Proskauer Rose, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, Skadden Arps, Davis Polk, Paul Hastings, Gibson Dunn, Mayer Brown, Kirkland & Ellis. The list of firms bucking the trend is much smaller and those that have promoted larger classes have promoted only marginally more partners while some of the firms with smaller classes have cut promotions by as much as half. Fried Frank for example promoted seven new partners, up from five the previous year, but did so in a year where its total number of attorneys shrank by 26%.

Shearman & Sterling Promotes 10 to Partner

Erik Even — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:01:12 +0000

In more Shearman & Sterling news: the New York law firm has announced ten partner promotions.

Seven of the promotions were in the firm’s international network, two in Asia and five in Europe. The firm’s New York headquarters received three partner promotions.

The new partners are:
Beijing: Ling Huang
Frankfurt: Katja Kaulamo
London: Clare Breeze, Mei Li Lian
Munich: Winifred Carli, Andreas Merkner
New York: Robert Katz, Kirsten Nelson Cunha, Samuel Waxman
Rome: Tobia Croff

Via The Lawyer (who apparently can’t count).