Thomson Geer is pleased to announce the promotion of Hannah Sowdon to Partner, along with four lawyers to Special Counsel, 19 to Senior Associate and 26 to Associate.

Thomson Geer Chief Executive Partner Adrian Tembel congratulated everyone on their promotions this year.

"I am proud of the people who are growing their legal careers at Thomson Geer and that we are able to recognise the contribution they make to the firm and clients," Adrian said.

"They exemplify our values, and have each worked hard to develop the required skills and knowledge to meet the criteria for promotion."

Thomson Geer's latest Partner, Hannah Sowdon, is a part of the firm's dispute resolution team based in Melbourne.

"Hannah joined Thomson Geer in 2014 and has been a strong performer in the dispute resolution space," Adrian said.

"She has taken a lead role with a number of clients and has demonstrated the skills and experience necessary to be a Partner of our firm."

The new Special Counsel are:

The new Senior Associates are:

The latest promotions take effect on July 1 and come as Thomson Geer continues to grow.

In May it was announced that Perth boutique law firm Tottle Partners will officially merge with Thomson Geer on July 1, with four new Partners and their 19-strong team joining the firm.

The Partners joining are:

Other senior lawyers from Tottle Partners joining are:

Special Counsel

Senior Associates

In the past 12 months eight other Partners have joined Thomson Geer -  Kerry Awerbuch (IP), Alyn Tai (Corporate) Brooke Glastonbury (Property), Cain Sarah (Property), Cameron Forbes (Tax), Matt Couper (Corporate), Jonathon Wood (Corporate) and Chris Bishop (Corporate/Banking & Finance)