K&L Gates has maintained a high number of partner promotions this year with 24
set to join the senior rank.

The total number of appointments is only slightly down on the previous year, when the US firm made up 28.

The firm's London office will receive just one new partner – dispute resolution lawyer Sarah Turpin. All of the remaining promotions come in the firm's US offices, with Washington DC receiving the highest number of new partners with four.

Eight of the new partners practise dispute resolution or litigation, while intellectual property, corporate, finance, real estate, regulatory and tax are also represented.

The promotions are effective as of 1 March.

K&L Gates chairman and global managing partner Peter Kalis (pictured) commented: "Again this year, we are fortunate at K&L Gates to have an infusion of top-notch lawyers from our associate ranks into our partnership. As with past years, we are delighted that our new partners are drawn from multiple offices and practice areas."

Meanwhile, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has appointed four new partners as of 1 January. Three new partners were made up in Washington DC and one in the firm's New York headquarters.

Two of the new partners come from the US firm's litigation practice, with the other two promotions coming in regulatory and financial restructuring. The total of four is a slight reduction on last year, when the firm made up six to its partnership.

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