White & Case promotes nine to partner in London in latest round

White & Case has promoted 45 lawyers to its partnership, including nine in London, as the firm continues to grow its ranks globally.

The 2025 round is larger than last year’s 37 promotions (including 3 in London) and the 42 the year prior, but just less than the 46-strong round announced in 2022, which included 10 in the City. It spans 12 practice areas across 20 of the firm’s 43 offices worldwide - with 12 partners promoted in the Americas, 28 in EMEA and five in Asia-Pacific.

The new partners take up their roles on 1 January 2026.

London promotions

Nine of the 45 new partners are London-based, with promotions across M&A, projects, debt finance, arbitration and real estate.

Who made partner in London:

• Nick Crawford - Project Development & Finance
• Joshua Crawley - Mergers & Acquisitions
• Victoria Delacey - Real Estate
• Irina Fogarty - Mergers & Acquisitions
• James Hart - International Arbitration
• Anna Lilley (Deputy GC) - Office of the General Counsel
• Benjamin Morrison - Debt Finance
• David Murray - Project Development & Finance
• Paul Oumade-Singh - Real Estate

Bigger picture

London expansion has been a key strategic focus of the firm in recent years, with White & Case making up a total of 37 new partners in London in its five most recent promotion rounds (including this year’s).

It has also added 45 lateral partner hires in the City since 2021 - including senior tax partners Arun Birla and Jiten Tank from Paul Hastings earlier this week, energy and infrastructure partner Serra Tar from Kirkland & Ellis last month and private equity partner Helen Croke from Ropes & Gray earlier this year.

What they said

Heather McDevitt, chair of White & Case said: "Our new partner class underscores the strength of our global practices and reflects the growing demand for legal services in the critical industries in which we lead.

"Individually, each new partner has shown a steadfast commitment to collaboration across borders and practices - the defining characteristic of our Firm - to help our clients succeed in their most challenging moments. We are proud to welcome these 45 exceptional lawyers to our partnership."