Linklaters makes up 37 partners globally with 14 in London

Linklaters has promoted 37 lawyers to partner in its latest global round, including 14 in London.

The round is slightly up on last year’s 34 promotions globally, although the London intake has dipped from 16.

The promotions come as the firm continues to push its international strategy, with a particular focus on the US.

Linklaters made four partner promotions across New York and Washington this year, alongside a broader expansion of its US footprint - including a major increase in its New York office space and the appointment of a new COO for the Americas earlier this year.

The latest cohort spans the firm’s major practice areas, with notable strength in litigation, corporate, banking and capital markets.

London promotions

The 14 new partners in London are:

• Martin Arnal - Private Equity
• Gareth Crimp - Investment Funds
• Rebecca Dickie - Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations
• Tom Gavin - Private Equity and Capital Solutions
• Julia Matthews - Restructuring & Insolvency
• Fionna Ng - Mainstream Corporate
• Aoife O'Reilly - Global Financial Crime and MLRO
• Elenor Parkhouse - Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations
• Rasha Sami - Energy & Infrastructure
• Atish Shah - Banking
• Jason Shardlow-Wrest - Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations
• Emily Simmons - Investment Funds
• Tarini Wettimuny - Leveraged Finance
• Sebastian Witte - Capital Markets

Global context

Across the firm, the 37-strong round includes promotions in Asia, Europe and the US, with seven new partners in Asia and four in the US.

Senior partner and chair Aedamar Comiskey said: “This year’s cohort is an outstanding group of lawyers and I am incredibly proud to welcome them to the partnership. They already play a key role in supporting our clients and will be instrumental in strengthening our global platform."