Simmons & Simmons has added six lawyers to its partnership in its smallest promotions round for more than a decade.

The promotions round, about the third of the size of last year's, features two London lawyers as well as one in Bristol, one in Hong Kong and two in Continental Europe.

It is the lowest number of partners added since 2009, when four were promoted, according to Law.com International research.

Senior partner Colin Passmore said he was confident the lawyers would "help us to navigate these turbulent times and continue to grow and strengthen our market-leading offering across the globe".

Over half of the new partners are women, which Passmore said demonstrated "the firm's commitment to gender diversity within the partnership and the legal profession as a whole".

In April, the firm joined Ashurst in delaying its partner promotions round amid the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Simmons & Simmons promotions 2020:

Ariel Nachman – Corporate & Commercial, Milan

Asdrig Bourmayan – Financial Markets, Paris

James Curry – Real Estate, London

Sarah Crabb – Financial Services, London

Stephanie Featherstone – Corporate, Bristol

Ivy Yam – Financial Markets, Hong Kong

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