Hogan Lovells has promoted eight lawyers to its partnership in London in its latest promotions round—an improvement of two on last year.

Worldwide, a total of 29 lawyers were promoted to the partnership, while a further 56 were made counsel.

In addition to the eight new partners in the U.K., a further eight lawyers were promoted to counsel. Meanwhile, 14 were made up to partner in the Americas, six in Continental Europe, and one in Tokyo.

Women make up 50% of the latest London cohort, with new City partners including Fiona Bantock in the tax practice, James Black and Jane Summerfield in global regulatory, Jennifer Dickey in litigation, James Maltby in finance, Liam Naidoo in white collar, Hannah Quarterman in real estate, and Jonathan Russell in the corporate practice.

Steve Immelt, chief executive officer at Hogan Lovells, said: "Each of these individuals has demonstrated our core values through their hard work, client dedication, leadership behaviors and innovative thinking.  Their additions to the partnership are a reflection of our truly global and diverse culture at the firm.

"With that in mind, I am particularly pleased that more than 40 percent of our new partners and new counsel are women. I congratulate all those who were promoted and wish them every success as they continue their career with us."

All roles have been effective since January 1. Last year, the firm had promoted six to the partnership in London.

Hogan Lovells 2020 partner promotions in full:

• Andrea Atteritano, Litigation, Arbitration and Employment (Litigation), Rome
• Fiona Bantock, Corporate (Tax), London
• James Black, Global Regulatory (Financial Services Regulatory), London
• Carrie A. DeLone - Litigation, Arbitration and Employment (Litigation), Washington D.C.
• Jennifer Dickey, Litigation, Arbitration and Employment (Litigation), London
• Ana Maria Gutiérrez, Global Regulatory (Environment and Natural Resources), Denver
• Margaux J. Hall, Global Regulatory (Health Care), Washington, D.C.
• Sabrina Handke, Corporate (Real Estate), Munich
• George W. Ingham, Litigation, Arbitration and Employment (Employment), Northern Virginia
• Alexander Koch, Corporate (Transactional), Luxembourg
• Lina R. Kontos, Global Regulatory (Medical Devices and Technology), Washington, D.C.
• Tony Lin, Global Regulatory (Communications, Internet and Media), Washington, D.C.
• James Maltby, Finance (Business Restructuring and Insolvency), London
• Liam Naidoo, Litigation, Arbitration and Employment (Investigations, White Collar and Fraud), London
• Aaron Oakley, Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology, Denver
• George O'Brien, Global Regulatory (Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology), Washington, D.C.
• Luis Ernesto Peón Barriga, Litigation, Arbitration and Employment (International Arbitration), Mexico City
• Hannah Quarterman, Corporate (Real Estate – Planning), London
• Alexander Stefan Rieger, Finance (Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects), Frankfurt
• Christian Ritz, Global Regulatory (Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation), Munich
• Jonathan Russell, Corporate (Transactional), London
• Ignacio Sánchez, Litigation, Arbitration and Employment (Investigations, White Collar and Fraud), Madrid
• Abigail C. Smith, Corporate (Transactional), Washington, D.C.
• Jane Summerfield, Global Regulatory (Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology), London
• Tomoe Takahashi, Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology, Tokyo
• Adriana V. Tibbitts, Corporate (Transactional), Baltimore
• Jared R. Wessel, Global Regulatory (International Trade and Investment), Washington D.C.
• Gabrielle (Gabi) M. Witt, Corporate (Transactional), Northern Virginia
• Ernest Yakob, Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology, New York