Linklaters makes up 16 new partners in London

Linklaters has named 34 new partners across its global network - its largest round of promotions since 2023 and a notable step up from the 27 it made up in 2024.

16 of this year’s cohort are based in London, reinforcing the Magic Circle firm’s continued investment in its UK bench, even as it pushes for international growth - particularly in the US.

Senior partner Aedamar Comiskey said she was “delighted to welcome this hugely impressive group to our partnership”, adding:

“I’ve seen first-hand their big ambitions and entrepreneurial mindset and look forward to seeing what they’ll achieve for our global clients and our firm.”

Here’s the list of new London partners:

• Mark Daniel - Antitrust & Foreign Investment
• Bobby Butcher - Banking
• Victoria Wright - Banking
• Andrew Chaplin - Capital Markets
• Emma Crawford - Capital Markets
• Nick Szmigin - Energy & Infrastructure
• Herbie Mudhar - Legal & Risk
• Alexander Fawke - Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations
• Elly Proudlock - Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations
• Rebecca Burton - Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations
• Henrietta White - Corporate
• Igor Rogovoy - Corporate
• John Tsui - Corporate
• Thomas Ford - Corporate
• Tom Bishop - Corporate
• Alasdair Smith - Pensions

Linklaters’ latest round will take effect from 1 May.

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Despite the strong London showing, Links also promoted three partners in New York - a signal of its ongoing push into the US.

The firm is investing heavily stateside as it looks to expand in the world’s biggest market for legal services. In January last year, it made a high-profile move for a six-lawyer M&A team from Shearman & Sterling (pre-merger) in New York.

It followed up in October with a raid on newly-merged A&O Sherman for a four-partner finance team that included David Lucking, global co-head of A&O’s financial markets practice.