Linklaters promotes just five women in 24-strong round

Linklaters has elected 24 to partnership in its latest global promotion round with London and Hong Kong offices seeing the largest number of promotions at 10 and five respectively.

The 24 new partners are based in 10 jurisdictions and from 10 different practice areas.

Only five of the new partners are female (20.8 per cent), missing the target Linklaters set in 2014 for at least 30 per cent of its new partners to be female by 2018.

The 10 London promotions is the biggest batch of new UK partners since 2007, when Linklaters promoted 15 in the City.

Apart from London and Hong Kong, eight lawyers in continental Europe have been made up, including two each in Paris and Munich and one each in Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Munich and Stockholm.

The firm has also promoted one to partner in New York.

In terms of practice areas, six of the new partners focus on capital markets, where the largest number of promotions is from. Banking, mainstream corporate, and dispute resolution practices are also among the popular areas, with three each.

Robert Elliott, Linklaters’ chairman and senior partner, said: “The technical and commercial know-how of this year’s new partner cohort is exceptional. The development of their talents and potential at partner level will bring new strength to the firm, ensuring continued excellence and client satisfaction.”