London—Dentons, the world's largest global law firm, has announced the promotion of 13 new partners in the UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME) – the largest ever round of promotions in the region. The promotions take effect on 1 May 2023. In addition, in the past 12 months, the firm has welcomed 14 partner hires, to reach a total of 27 new partners for the region.

UKIME CEO Paul Jarvis comments, "My congratulations to all of our new partners, whose promotions reflect the depth and diversity of talent that we have coming up through the ranks across the UK, Ireland and Middle East.

These promotions are aligned to our new five-year strategy in the UK, Ireland and Middle East, which aims to create a "Golden Thread" of connectivity that runs throughout our practices, sectors and geographies, enabling us to support clients on their most complex global matters.'

Our new partners are:

• Tom Dalton (Real Estate, Dublin)
• Gemma Freeman (Disputes, Dublin)
• Donal Keane (Banking Dublin)
• Suzannah Fairbairn (Disputes, Dubai)
• Paul Prescott (Disputes, Doha)
• Rob Francis (Disputes, Milton Keynes)
• Catherine Gilfedder (Disputes, London)
• Dan Lund (Disputes, London)
• Victoria Wyer (Banking, London)
• Lara Seabourne (Disputes, London)
• Michael Snook (Corporate, London)
• Melanie Martin (Competition, Glasgow)
• Gareth Tenner (Energy Transport & Infrastructure, Edinburgh)

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