Reed Smith, Bingham McCutchen and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld have become the latest US firms to announce their annual promotions rounds, with all three firms making up new partners in their London offices.

The promotions rounds, which took effect last week (1 January), have seen Reed Smith make up a total of 22 partners, including four in London – shipping lawyers Helle Kjaerstad and Robert Wilkins and energy lawyers Vassia Payiataki and Paul Skeet.