No CEE lawyers were included in Norton Rose Fulbright's just-announced round of global partner promotions.
The firm promoted 46 lawyers world-wide to partner, including 12 in Europe (10 in London, 1 in Milan/Rome and 1 in Frankfurt), but none in its Greek, Polish, or Russian offices (as reported last week, the firm closed its Czech office on May 1, 2014). The firm's announcement also noted women accounted for 20 of the 46 promotions around the world. According to a CEE Legal Matters Survey in Issue 2, Norton Rose's partnership in CEE prior to the Czech office shut-down consisted of 21 partners our of which, 5 were women.
In the statement released by the firm, Norton Rose Fulbright Partner Peter Martyr, the firm's Global Chief Executive, commented simply that: "We continue to grow globally and I am pleased to welcome the new partners and directors who will play a key role in meeting the needs of our clients around the world."
