CMS promotes record 52 partners across network
13 April 2021
Successful candidates span the UK, Europe, Latin America and Africa
Penelope Warne CMS has promoted 52 partners in its largest-ever global promotional round, up by eleven from 41 in 2020. This year, the firm added 23 partners in the UK, including nine women, making up 44% of the global promotions. The number of new UK partners equals that of the new additions to the firm’s continental European network, which also gained 23 new faces this round across Germany (eight), France (five), Italy (four), Portugal (two) with one a piece in Belgium, Switzerland and Austria. The successful UK candidates include five in Scotland: Catriona Aldrige (employment), Claire Wallis (real estate), Christopher Dickson (construction), Mike McColl (intellectual property) and Neeraj Thomas (real estate).