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By Jemma Slingo2021-01-06T15:42:00+00:00 Partner promotions at  international firms Reed Smith and Norton Rose Fulbright have remained high this year, with 17 London lawyers receiving the nod. Some 31 associates and counsel at Reed Smith have advanced to partner worldwide, up from 30 last year. Of these, nine are based in the UK and 42% are women. Just three London lawyers were promoted in 2020. No partners were appointed in continental Europe, however, with the lion’s share of promotions going to lawyers in the US. Casey Ryan, Reed Smith’s global head of legal personnel and a member o...

Norton Rose Fulbright unveils 47 new partners - with women making up the majority 06 January 2021 Twenty-five women promoted, 53% of cohort, as global firm makes up partners across 22 offices NRF's Johannesburg office Shutterstock; Wesley Lazarus Norton Rose Fulbright has promoted 47 partners across its network with the proportion of women breaking through the symbolic 50% benchmark. Twenty-five of the new partners – known as directors in South Africa – are women, 53% of the cohort. That represents a jump from 42% last year and 39% in 2019. “Practising in 22 offices across 11 countri...

December 11, 2020 at 2:45 PM Shares0 Shauna Clark Come January 1, an Am Law 200 firm will actually have a woman of color at its helm. While it’s true that women generally, and women of color specifically, make gains in the legal profession at a “glacial pace,” according to a report by the National Association of Women Lawyers, there is some good news. Yesterday, Norton Rose Fulbright announced that partner Shauna Clark will take the position of Global and U.S. Chair, starting in the new year. In the firm’s statements about the appointment, there’s a recognition of the historic natur...

Norton Rose makes historic choice to lead supervisory committee Mark Curriden, The Texas Lawbook Dec. 10, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Shauna Clark was named chair of chair of the Norton Rose Fulbright executive committee, effective Jan. 1, 2021.CourtesyShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Shauna Clark was named chair of chair of the Norton Rose Fulbright executive committee, effective Jan. 1, 2021.CourtesyShow MoreShow Less Norton Rose Fulbright on Thursday named Shauna Clark chair of its supervisory committee, effective Jan. 1. Clark — a Houston partner who represents some of the largest corporatio...

Houston partner chosen as first woman of colour to chair Norton Rose Fulbright 10 December 2020 US employment head Shauna Clark pledges to promote racial equality, diversity and inclusion Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed US head of employment Shauna Clark as its next US and global chair, making her the first woman of colour to hold either role. They are the latest of a series of firsts achieved by Clark during her career at NRF – she was also the first woman of colour to head the Houston office, become US head of employment and join the global executive committee.  And when she succe...