Gowling WLG (UK) LLP is appointing six new partners. The international law firm's latest round of promotions will see Neil Hendron, Matt Hervey, Alasdair McKenzie, Chris Nyland, Navin Prabhakar and Tom Stockley join the partnership on 1 May 2020.

Alasdair McKenzie, Navin Prabhakar and Tom Stockley are all senior lawyers in Gowling WLG's banking and finance team. Neil is a director in the firm's M&A/private equity team, Chris a key member of Gowling WLG's tax practice and Matt is an IP lawyer and Head of Artificial Intelligence (UK) at the firm.

Announcing the partner appointments, Gowling WLG chief executive David Fennell said: "We are extremely pleased to promote Neil, Matt, Alasdair, Chris, Navin and Tom into the partnership. They are all exceptional lawyers and business advisers, with a wealth of expertise and experience in their services and sectors and they consistently deliver a first class service to our clients in the UK and around the world."

"We congratulate them on their achievements and we look forward to them continuing to thrive with Gowling WLG and playing their part in the future growth of the firm."

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP's partner promotions in full:

Neil Hendron – M&A / Private Equity (Corporate, Finance and Tax)

Matt Hervey – Intellectual Property (IP) (Dispute Resolution Group)

Alasdair McKenzie – Banking and Finance (Corporate, Finance and Tax)

Chris Nyland – Tax (Corporate, Finance and Tax)

Navin Prabhakar - Banking and Finance (Corporate, Finance and Tax)

Tom Stockley - Banking and Finance (Corporate, Finance and Tax)