Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has made up six partners across its global network, one of whom is based at the firm's London and Milan offices.

The promotions mark a marginal decrease on last year when the firm made up eight new partners, two of which were based in London.

In London and Milan, Carlo de Vito Piscicelli has been promoted to partner. He joined the firm in 2004 and has split his time between London and Milan since last year. He previously worked at the New York office for two years. His practice focuses on leveraged finance and restructuring matters.

De Vito Piscicelli was part of the firm's team advising Rosneft on the $16.8 billion bridge and term financing for the acquisition of BP's interest in TNK-BP, and has represented clients including Fiat, Spanish banking group BBVA and The Royal Bank of Scotland.

Europe dominates the latest round, with the rest of the partner promotions  spread across the firm's Milan, Rome, Brussels, Paris offices, with New York taking just two new partners.

Cleary managing partner Mark Leddy (pictured) said: "I am very pleased to introduce our new partners and counsel. They are excellent lawyers and colleagues. Their expertise spans many different practice areas and several geographic regions.

"The new class mirrors who we are as a firm and further enhances our ability to offer the best possible legal advice to our clients around the world."

The firm has also made up four lawyers to the role of counsel.

The appointments, which take effect on 1 January 2014, brings the firm's total partnership to 199 and counsel count to 54.

Cleary partner promotions in full:

Matteo Beretta, Milan and Rome, antitrust
Christopher Cook, Brussels, antitrust
Carlo de Vito Piscicelli, London and Milan, finance
Jonathan Kolodner, New York, criminal and regulatory law
Charles Masson, Paris, corporate
Paul Tiger, New York, corporate

Counsel promotions:

Geraldine Bourguignon, Brussels, corporate, capital markets, financial regulation and litigation
Kathleen Bradish, Washington, antitrust
John Harrison, New York, real estate
Caroline Hayday, New York, employment