Holman Fenwick & Willan promotes slightly more internally than it hires laterally, with a total of 11 promotions and eight external hires in three years.

The emphasis is firmly on shipping and transport, which accounts for nine of the total 19 appointments. The next most appointed is commercial, which has accounted for four over three years (although no commercial partners were appointed in 2005-06). The firm’s traditional strengths of trade/energy and insurance/reinsurance were also evenly represented, with three partner appointments each over the past three years.