Addleshaw Goddard will promote 18 of the Firm's lawyers to Partner with effect from 1 May 2015.

The newly promoted partners and their practice areas are as follows:

Commercial

• Phil McGough
• Rona Bar-Isaac
• Rachel Uttley

Corporate

• Andy Green
• Simon Wood
• Graham Cross

Finance

• Rebecca Garner
• Simon Courie

Litigation

• Sonia Campbell
• James Herring
• Graeme Warburton

Real Estate

• Colette Withey
• Catherine Fearnhead
• Anna Heaton
• Gary Sector
• Andrew Williamson
• Andrew Martin

TST

• Mike Potter

Nine lawyers were also promoted in 2014.

Monica Burch, Senior Partner, said: "We are delighted to be able to promote so many talented lawyers to the partnership, many of whom have been with the business for many years. Congratulations to each of them."

She added: "Refreshing and strengthening our partnership through internal promotions and lateral hires in key core business growth areas, as well as areas of opportunity for us, is a key element of our plan to develop the Firm and deliver better for clients. Each promotion case was approved on its own merits both in terms of the calibre of the individuals and the strength of the business case."