Devonshires promotes two lawyers to partner

Law firm Devonshires has promoted two lawyers to partner, taking the total number of partners at the firm to 43.

Banking and governance specialist Alice Overton and dispute resolution lawyer David Pack have been made partner in the latest round of promotions at the firm.

Overton started her legal career at Devonshires, qualifying into the Banking, Corporate and Governance team in 2014, having completed her training contract at the firm.

Pack joined Devonshires in 2017 and mainly concentrates on dispute resolution with a focus on commercial fraud investigations.

In addition to the two new partner promotions partners Asif Patel and Elad Yasdi will be promoted to fixed share equity partner. They were previously salaried partners.

Philip Barden, senior partner at Devonshires, said: “Alice and David are extremely talented, young lawyers and we are delighted that they have agreed to join the partnership. These latest promotions continue our commitment to organic growth, promoting those who will carry on the development of our firm into a leading specialist national law firm, delivering value for money services.”