Withers has made up two new partners, with the announcement making it one of the last firms in the UK top 50 to decide its 2010-11 partner promotions.

The firm has made up Amber Melville-Brown in its reputation management practice, while Harvey Knight joins the partnership in the financial services group. Melville-Brown, who advises on privacy protection issues as well as reputation management, works with clients including Anton du Beke and Renault F1. Knight is currently the head of Withers' UK financial services practice.

The round represents a slight decline on last year, when Withers made up four lawyers to the partnership.

Withers managing director Margaret Robertson said: "We had a number of years where we made up a lot of partners and therefore got the succession that we needed in a lot of departments, so it is natural that there would be a slowing down on this front.

"This year's promotions are reflective of where we've seen the most growth – litigation and regulatory. With the very topical issue of reputation management, we have been seeing a lot of activity in this area, so Amber's promotion is timely, while the changes to the Financial Services Authority have been keeping us very busy, which Harvey has played a big part in."

Withers is currently gearing up to open an office in Singapore to target private client work in the region.