Scot among 20 new Addleshaw Goddard partners

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has named corporate lawyer Laura Falls as its newest partner in Scotland as part of a 20-strong partner promotion round across the firm, its largest ever. 

The appointments, effective from 1 May, will bring the firm's global partner headcount to more than 340. Ten of the 20 new partners are women.

Ms Falls, who is based in the firm's Edinburgh office, joined in 2007 and specialises in mainstream M&A and private equity transactions. A key part of the Corporate team's growth, she also has a focus on private equity, in which Addleshaw has a large specialist team.

Welcoming the new partners, John Joyce, Addleshaw Goddard managing partner, commented: "We are pursuing a very active recruitment drive across all our offices in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia and whilst that ongoing recruitment is an important part of our growth strategy, equally important is our providing opportunities to home grown talent. 

"I am therefore very pleased to announce these promotions. Each individual has our congratulations and very best wishes. They have all demonstrated exceptionally high levels of performance and potential and we have no doubt that they will continue to play important roles in the future as leaders of our business."