An international law firm has announced five new partner promotions in Scotland.
CMS has promoted Catriona Aldrige, Claire Wallis, Mike McColl, Christopher Dickson and Neeraj Thomas.
Aldridge, who is an employment lawyer, joins her Edinburgh-based colleague Wallis and Glasgow-based McColl, who both work in the real estate team, in the move to partner.
Glasgow-based construction law specialist Dickson and intellectual property expert Thomas, were also promoted to the position.
The Scottish appointments are among 52 new partner promotions globally in 2021, spanning 22 cities across Europe, Latin America and Africa.
The UK accounts for 44% of global promotions, with a total of 23 new partners appointed.
This is CMS’s largest-ever round of global partner promotions since 2019, when 49 were promoted to partner worldwide.
This year, women account for 43% of new partner promotions in the UK and 37% of new partners globally.
Allan Wernham, managing director for Scotland at CMS, said: “These promotions are thoroughly well-deserved and reflect our new partners’ talent, hard work and commitment to both our clients and colleagues.
"The promotions further demonstrate the firm’s confidence and strong commitment to local growth here in Scotland.”
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