Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has appointed two London lawyers to its partnership as part of a global promotions round of 11.

The promotions, which will take effect next month, include Scott Hopkins – an M&A lawyer who has spent two years on secondment at the Takeover Panel – and Penny Madden – an international arbitration lawyer. The new additions take the number of partners in the London office to 31.