Partner promotions: Ashurst 20-strong round includes 45% females while Macfarlanes reduces round to five Sarah Downey8 April 2015Partnership promotionsGender diversity Ashurst has this morning (8 April) announced its 20-strong partner promotion round, which will take effect from 1 May 2015, with 45% of the new partners female while Macfarlanes reduced round of five comprises 40% women.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryTrading Places: Ropes hires Freshfields levfin co-head as top Kirkland litigator retiresRevolving Doors: Paul Weiss grows funds practice as A&O Shearman welcomes Paul Hastings London partnerAshurst restocks PE with three-partner Goodwin team as Perkins merger nearsHogan Lovells and Akin announce 2025 partner promotionsA&O high yield head retires ahead of Shearman tie-up as firm makes first combined partner promosPromotions dip at Slaughters as firm makes up five new partners‘You don’t get a choice about whether you’re a role model’ – shifting the LGBTQ+ dial in lawWomen deal stars prove you can have it all – but don’t worry men, you are KenoughAlphas revisited: Private equity stars