Global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright has announced its first global partner promotions since entering the US market in June 2013.
A total of 46 partner promotions are being made, including eight promotions to the South African equivalent of director. Female partners account for 43% of all global promotions.
The promotions are being made across all eight of the practice's global practice groups: corporate, M&A and securities (17), dispute resolution and litigation (10), banking and finance (9), intellectual property (4), antitrust and competition (2), employment and labour (2), real estate (1), and tax (1).
Local partner promotions
The South African partner promotions are Louise Campion (banking and finance, Johannesburg), Lara Granville (antitrust and competition, Johannesburg), Laurie Hammond (banking and finance, Cape Town), Tinashe Makoni (banking and finance, Johannesburg), Vanessa Palmer (corporate, M&A and securities, Durban), Deniro Pillay (dispute resolution and litigation, Durban), Tessa Stuart (corporate, M&A and securities, Durban), and Carina van Vuuren (real estate, Johannesburg).
"We continue to grow globally and I am pleased to welcome the new partners and directors who will play a key role in meeting the needs of our clients around the world," commented Peter Martyr, global chief executive at Norton Rose Fulbright. "These are our first promotions in the United States following our US combination last year. We have also made a number of promotions in Latin America, which is consistent with the announcement of our Rio de Janeiro office in 2014."
