Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has elected eight new partners and a raft of counsel in its latest promotion round – although the firm's London arm misses out on the promotions altogether.

The New York leader announced today (12 November) that it had made up 11 new counsel as well as the eight partners, with those given the nod stepping up to their new roles from 1 January, 2008.

Although Cleary's City arm did not receive any promotions, as the office did not have any eligible candidates, three of the new partners are in Europe, with Moscow, Paris and Milan all picking up one new partner apiece. Two are made up in the firm's Manhattan hub, while Washington DC gains three new partners.