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Davies Arnold Cooper

Internal promotions

Overall	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
	12	6	7

2005-06: Real estate 4, insurance 2, product liability 1
2004-05: Real estate 2, insurance 3, product liability 1
2003-04: Construction 2, real estate 5, insurance 3, product liability 2

Laterals

Overall	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
	5	10	12

2005-06: Insurance 2
2004-05: Real estate 4, corporate 2, insurance 2, product liability 2
2003-04: Construction 3, real estate 1, insurance 1

Intake as percentage of partnership 2005-06: 16

New female partners as percentage of intake 2005-06: 0

Firms recruited from: Herbert Smith, Lawrence Graham

Equity structure: 23 equity partners, 33 non-equity partners

Practice area(s) most heavily promoted: Insurance, real estate

In the past three years, Davies Arnold Cooper (DAC) has made 25 internal promotions compared with 17 laterals over the same period. Property has dominated, with 16 partners in three years, while construction managed five.

DAC�s other core discipline of insurance has also expanded, with 13 appointments in three years. Its related discipline of product liability and personal injury has had a steady stream of appointments, with six over the same period.

London saw the biggest expansion with 36 new partners. Madrid managed five and Manchester one.