US firms Weil Gotshal & Manges and Mayer Brown have grown their City partner ranks, in the latest round of promotions.

Weil has made up three partners in London, while Mayer Brown has added four in its City base.

The Weil trio are part of its 11-strong global round, after it eschewed City promotions last year.

Private funds lawyer James Bromley, structured finance lawyer Alexander Martin and business finance and restructuring lawyer Gemma Sage have been made up in its London office.

The majority of Weil promotions have been made in the firm's New York office, with a partner apiece also made up in its Silicon Valley and Frankurt bases. No partners or counsel have been promoted in the firm's Asia offices this year.

The firm has also promoted four London lawyers to counsel.

Meanwhile, Mayer Brown has made up four lawyers in its London office for the second year in a row. The quartet includes pensions lawyer Giles Bywater, banking lawyer Merryn Craske and litigation lawyers James Morris and James Whitaker.

The firm has made up 34 partners globally in its latest round, and also promoted 16 lawyers to counsel – two of who are in London.

The bulk of its partner promotions have also been made across its US offices in New York, Chicago and Washington DC. The firm has also bolstered its Hong Kong ranks with the promotion of five lawyers, while also making up two in its Paris base.

Weil partner promotions 2018

James Bromley – private funds (London)

Jessica Falk – complex commercial litigation (New York)

Ludger Kempf – tax (Frankfurt)

Cassie Kimmelman – private funds (New York)

Shawn Kodes – structured finance (New York)

Justin Lee – banking and finance (New York)

Jessica Liou – business finance and restructuring (New York)

Alexander Martin – structured finance (London)

Gabriel Morgan – business finance and restructuring (New York)

Gemma Sage – business finance and restructuring (London)

Derek Walter – patent litigation (Silicon Valley)

Weil counsel promotions 2018

Nenka Berberova – banking and finance (London)

Clare Cottle – business finance and restructuring (London)

Caroline Geiger – technology and IP transactions (New York) Caroline Geiger is currently on secondment

Gabriel Gershowitz – private equity/M&A (New York)

Debora Hoehne – business finance and restructuring (New York)

Aron Joy – tax/private funds (London)

Tom McKay – business finance and restructuring (London)

Melissa Meyrowitz – real estate (New York)

Alex Purtill – private equity/M&A (Silicon Valley)

Sasha Shulzhenko – banking and finance (New York)

Mayer Brown partner promotions 2018

Marina G. Aronchik – corporate and securities (Chicago)

Maud Bischoff – real estate (Paris)

Giles Bywater – employment and benefits (London)

Joaquin M. C de Baca – restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency (New York)

Colin G. Carley – corporate and securities (New York)

Pheona S.Y. Chow – real estate (Hong Kong)

Christopher M. Chubb – banking and finance (Chicago)

Geoffrey M. Collins – tax controversy (New York)

Merryn Craske – banking and finance (London)

James A. "Tripp" Fussell III – intellectual property (Washington DC)

Aaron Gavant – restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency (Chicago)

Régine Goury – employment and benefits (Paris)

Daniel E. Jones – litigation and dispute resolution (Washington DC)

Cindy W.S. Kao – corporate and securities (Hong Kong)

Jennifer A. Kratochvil – banking and finance (Chicago)

Marjorie M. Margolies – tax controversy (Chicago)

James Morris – litigation and dispute resolution (London)

Richard E. Nowak – litigation and dispute resolution (Chicago)

Justin Ilhwan Park – litigation and dispute resolution (Washington DC)

Oral D. Pottinger – litigation and dispute resolution (Washington DC)

Claire Gibson Ragen – corporate and securities (Chicago)

Michael E. Rayfield – litigation and dispute resolution (New York)

Thais Bandeira de Mello Rodrigues – tax transactions and consulting (Rio de Janeiro)

Tori. K. Shinohara – financial services regulatory and enforcement (Washington DC)

Jed A. Taha – corporate and securities (Washington DC)

Stephanie B. Vasconcellos – employment and benefits (Chicago)

Michael J. Weiss – real estate (New York)

James Whitaker – litigation and dispute resolution (London)

Peter B. Wolf – corporate and securities (northern California)

Michael J. Word – intellectual property (Chicago)

Débora H. Yanasse – corporate and securities (Rio de Janeiro)

Alvin L. Y. Yeung – real estate (Hong Kong)

Vivien S. K. Yip – litigation and dispute resolution (Hong Kong)

Dion D. K. Yu – banking and finance (Hong Kong)

Mayer Brown counsel promotions 2018

Maria A. Alevras-Chen – banking and finance (Chicago)

James Ancone – litigation and dispute resolution (New York)

Wayne K.W. Cheng – real estate (Hong Kong)

Robert E. Entwisle – litigation and dispute resolution (Chicago)

Xin Fang – corporate and securities (Hong Kong)

Rosalyn J. Han – litigation and dispute resolution (Beijing)

Neal Handa – Banking & Finance (London)

Sara E. Hess – government and global trade (Chicago)

Karen H.F. Lee – intellectual property (Hong Kong)

Felicia P.Y. Lee – litigation and dispute resolution (Hong Kong)

Evelyn W.J. Lok – banking and finance (Hong Kong)

Chris Roberts – litigation and dispute resolution (London)

Jonathan R. Rosaluk – banking and finance (Chicago)

Wei Na Sim – litigation and dispute resolution (Hong Kong)

Miller Smith – banking and finance (Charlotte)

Evan M. Wooten – litigation and dispute resolution (Los Angeles)