WATSON FARLEY & WILLIAMS
INTERNAL PROMOTIONS
| Overall |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
| |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2006-07: Corporate 1, finance 1, litigation 1
2005-06: Corporate 1, finance 2, litigation 1
2004-05: Corporate 1, finance 1, litigation 3
LATERALS
| Overall |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
4 |
3 |
8 |
2006: Corporate 3, finance 4, tax 1
2005: Finance 3
2004: Corporate 2, EU/competition 1, tax 1
Intake as percentage of partnership: 15.9
New female partners as percentage of intake: 18.2
Firms recruited from: Agnoli Bernardi e Associati, WBS Wegner Bechtel Schmidt
Equity structure:
60 equity partners, 9 non-equity
Practice area(s) most heavily promoted: Finance, litigation
*Figures supplied relate to the calendar year
Watson Farley & Williams has focused on its international offices for growth. Only one of the eight lateral hires in 2006-07 has been in the London office. By comparison, Hamburg secured three hires. Similarly, only five London lawyers have been made up in the past three years. Singapore is the biggest winner with four promotions.
