Reed Smith has boosted its City partner count by seven in its latest promotions round, with almost one third of the firm’s 24 new partners made up in London.

The London office is the firm’s only European base to see any partner promotions this year. Of the seven new partners, three are in the financial industry group – Ian Balkwill, James Fisher and Nicholas Williams – with the rest split across commercial disputes, private equity, energy and natural resources and real estate.