Internal promotions

Laterals

Intake as percentage of partnership 2005-06: 9

New female partners as percentage of intake 2005-06: 56

Firms recruited from: Barlow Lyde & Gilbert

Equity structure: 56 equity partners, 48 non-equity partners

Practice area(s) most heavily promoted: Litigation

For a firm with more than 100 partners overall, Richards Butler has not seen a great deal of growth in terms of partner numbers. In three years, Richards Butler has appointed a total of seven partners, including four lateral hires in its London office. More than half of the partners appointed since 2003 have been women.
Not included in the figures is Richards Butler's Hong Kong office, which has seen almost the same amount of growth as its London base. It has made six partner promotions during the past three years.