As LB100 firms continue to make efforts to improve the gender diversity of their partnerships, Eversheds has made up 22 lawyers across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa, with 45% of these women.
The majority of the 22 promotions for 2015, which includes affiliated offices, were UK-based with offices in London, Cardiff, Leeds, Birmingham, Ipswich and Manchester all receiving new partners, with the City gaining the most with four new partners. However, over 40% of promotions were made internationally including Abu Dhabi, Mauritius and Madrid. A further 10 lawyers have also been appointed as legal directors or equivalent.
The partner promotions were spread across four practice groups: company commercial, real estate, litigation and dispute management, and human resources. Company commercial saw the biggest number with 12 lawyers made up across eleven offices, while real estate gained five partners in five different locations. There were four partners promoted in the litigation team, while one partner in human resources was promoted in Eversheds’ Dublin office.
Commenting on the promotions, Bryan Hughes, Eversheds’ chief executive said: ‘Our new partners and legal directors have contributed significantly to the achievement of our strategic objectives. They have demonstrated dedication and hard work and provide a further building block for the firm to continue its strategic expansion around the world.’
The full list of partner promotions is as follows:
Company Commercial
Geraldine Ahern, Abu Dhabi
Richard Batchelor, London
Joanne Canning, Cardiff
Louise Finnie, Birmingham
Yannik Fok, Mauritius*
Richard Jones, Manchester
Agnes Koko, London
Emna Louati, Tunisia*
Crisanto Pérez-Abad, Madrid
Bruno Schoch, Berne
Greg Shapiro, South Africa*
Tamás Zentai, Budapest
Real estate
Dawn Hilton, Birmingham
Lee Jackson, London
Cian MacGinley, Dublin
Michelle Naylor, Manchester
Peter Nesbit, Leeds
Litigation and dispute management
Mark Howarth, Leeds
Nicola Lashmar, Ipswich
Rich Lloyd, Birmingham
Jennifer Miles, London
Human resources group
Anna Broderick, Dublin
*affiliated office
kathryn.mcann@legalease.co.uk
