Eversheds announces 2014 promotions

Eversheds has today announced the promotion of 21 lawyers from around its international operations to the firm’s partnership, as part of the 2014 promotions round. A further 7 lawyers have also been appointed as Legal Directors, four as Counsel and one as Operations Director.

The firm’s Company Commercial practice group promoted seven new partners and two Counsel, while Litigation gained six partners and three Legal Directors. The Human Resources practice group saw six partner promotions, three Legal Directors and one Counsel, and Real Estate welcomed two new partners, one Legal Director, one Counsel and one Operations Director. 

Of the 2014 promotions, 48% took place in Eversheds’ international offices, with partners being made up in Belgium, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Poland and Sweden.

At the same time the firm has also announced over 100 Associate promotions, with the Middle East offices announcing six promotions across both litigation and CCPG in Jordan, Qatar and the UAE. Internationally, the Associate promotions span 19 of the firm’s offices, including Austria, France, Germany, Hong Kong,  Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,  Singapore and Spain.

Nasser Ali Khasawneh, Managing Partner Middle East commented:

“Congratulations to everyone who has been promoted this year, in what is a real testament to the hard work and commitment of all of these individuals and to our growth within the region.

Over the last year, we have seen significant growth across all of our international operations, driven by the dedication and hard work of our people, including the talented individuals who have been promoted this year. The range of skill sets and experience of our new partners, directors and associates is wide ranging and is a great foundation to build upon for the future.”