Simmons & Simmons, Stephenson Harwood and HowardKennedyFsi have become the latest firms to announce their partner promotions, with Simmons making fewer partners than last year.

Simmons has made up four City partners in a seven-strong round, with Michael Lorraine (capital markets), Navneet Juty (disputes), Penny Miller (financial services) and Peter Broadhurst (EU competition and regulatory) making the grade.