Kennedys adds 17 partners in promotions round
Global law firm Kennedys has added 17 partners to its partnership following its annual promotions round, taking the total number of partners worldwide to 349.
Promotions will take effect on 1 May.
In May last year, a new partner Catherine Lyons was appointed in its Dublin office.
The new cohort is made up of nine women and eight men and spans the firm’s global network of offices.
Premises move
Kennedys has opened new offices in Fort Lauderdale, US and Newcastle in Britain, as well as moves to new premises in Paris, Dubai and Bermuda.
The firm also recruited a total of 18 partners globally over this period, and welcomed a nine-strong team in London from Plexus Law, and a team of 12 in the Sydney office from Clyde & Co.
It has more than 2,700 people across its network.