Simmons & Simmons has made up nine lawyers to partners in its 2018 promotions round, spanning six sectors in Europe and Asia.
In pursuit of its 30 per cent female partnership promotion target, women have made up just under half of the promotions at the firm, with finance lawyer Paula Macnamara joining the London office and real estate partner Caroline Turner-Inskip in Bristol. Macnamara started her legal career at Simmons in 2003; whereas Turner-Inskip began at Bond Pearce (now Womble Bond Dickinson), before joining Simmons in 2012.
They are joined by information, communications and tech partner George Morris and corporate partner Patrick Boyd in London, with employment partner Olly Jones splitting his time between the firm’s Bristol office and the Capital. Both Morris and Boyd trained as associates with Simmons.
Jones was previously a senior associate at Allen & Overy and left the magic circle in 2013 to join Travers Smith. He entered Simmons in 2015 after serving as senior employment legal counsel at HSBC.
Outside of the UK, dispute resolution lawyer Amanda Lees is one of two new partners in the Singapore office. Two other partners have been made up in Paris and Munich.
This month, Simmons has opened in Dublin with former Mason Hayes & Curran head Fionan Breathnach leading the new office. Investment funds and asset management partners Niamh Ryan and Elaine Keane, who were formally at A&L Goodbody, join him, with hopes for the office to grow to ten partners over the next three years.
Last year, women made up just a quarter of Simmons’ 12-strong partnership promotions.
Simmons & Simmons partners promotions: in full
Patrick Boyd, corporate, London
Paula Macnamara, finance, London
George Morris, ICT, London
Olly Jones, employment, Bristol/London
Caroline Turner-Inskip, real estate, Bristol
Céline Larmet, finance, Paris
Daniel Kendziur, intellectual property, Munich
Amanda Lees, dispute resolution, Singapore
Jonthan Quie, finance, Singapore
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