Travers Smith has promoted nine lawyers to partner in its largest round since 2022.
The cohort is heavily weighted towards finance, private capital and transactional work - long pillars of the firm’s practice.
Travers Smith has promoted nine lawyers to its partnership, marking its largest round since 2022 and a sign the Silver Circle firm is back on steadier footing.
The new partners take up their roles on 1 July 2025.
Sticking to its strengths
There’s a notable focus on financial services, private capital and transactional work - all long-standing strengths of the firm.
Who made the cut:
- James Barnard - Financial Services
- Adam Burk - Finance
- Jaryd Davidson - Private Equity
- Elissavet Grout - Tax
- Nick Glynn - Financial Services
- Tom Margesson - Tax
- Michael O'Brien Kelly - Funds
- Richard Offord - Technology & Commercial
- Ella Sharpley - Corporate/M&A
Back on track
This year’s nine promotions mark a noticeable increase on last year’s six and 2023’s five, and the firm’s biggest round since 2022, when 11 lawyers were made up.
It’s a sign of renewed momentum at the City firm, which had a couple of choppier post-pandemic years following a long stretch of top-line growth.
What they said
Managing partner Edmund Reed congratulated the new partners and said the promotions "deliver on our plan to invest in strategic areas which we believe are key to the firm's continuing success. Each of our new partners will develop our offering in those areas to help deliver exceptional service to our clients. I look forward to watching their successful careers develop as partners."
Senior partner Andrew Gillen commented: "My sincere congratulations to each of our new partners. Their promotions are a testament to their exceptional leadership and expertise in their respective fields, and I look forward to seeing them take this next step in their careers".
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