Unveiling of Global Partners: 54 Lawyers Celebrated in our Website's 2022 Partner Class
A prominent global law firm has announced the promotion of 54 lawyers to partner and director positions, effective January 1, 2022. The promotions span 11 practice areas, with a significant focus on litigation and disputes, corporate, M&A and securities, and banking and finance.
The firm's London office sees several promotions in the real estate practice area with Louisa Roe and James Lockwood, as well as in the litigation and disputes practice area with Matthew Buckle and Marianne McMahon (general counsel). In the same practice area, Victoria Corder was promoted in New York, and Geraldine Young in Houston.
In the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, Blake Redwine was promoted in Dallas, Alberta Yan in New York, and Nicolas Sirtoli in London. Jared Kaplan and Rachel Chan were promoted in the same practice area in New York and Hong Kong, respectively.
The banking and finance practice area also saw several promotions, with Fiona Henderson in New York, Dimitri Millas in Houston, Alex Zekkos in London, and Alex in Hong Kong.
Other notable promotions include Rafe Schaefer in the litigation and disputes practice area in Houston, Kimberly Cheeseman in the employment and labor practice area in the same city, and Anna Rudawski in the information governance, privacy and cybersecurity practice area in New York.
The promotions also extend to other regions, with Robin Acworth, Véronique Barry, Scott Boucher, Brian Chau, Matthew Choi, Jenna Anne de Jong, Russell Dufault, Alison FitzGerald, Caroline Jodoin, Jonathan Lafrance, Brigitte LeBlanc-Lapointe, Jennifer McPherson, Brian Milne, Fahad Siddiqui, Joshua Sprague, Nikita Stepin, Tim Stewart in Canada, and Claudia Posluschny in the employment and labor practice area in Munich.
Eric Green was promoted in the intellectual property practice area in Austin, and Veit Sahlfeld in the banking and finance practice area in Hamburg. Darren Smith and Justin Coddington were promoted in the intellectual property practice area and tax practice area, respectively, both based in Houston.
In Australia, Kate Green, Harriet Oldmeadow, and Nick Sinclair were promoted in the practice areas of litigation and disputes, banking and finance, respectively. Rebecca Abou-Chedid was promoted in the projects practice area in Washington, D.C., and Helen Fairhead in the antitrust and competition practice area in London.
Zayba Drabu, Nathan Baum, and Paul Cartwright were promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area in London, Dallas, and Johannesburg, respectively. Denton Nichols was promoted in the same practice area in Houston.
The firm's clients praised the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions. Gerry Pecht, the Global Chief Executive of the law firm, congratulated the promoted lawyers on their well-deserved promotions.
While the available data does not provide a detailed breakdown of the promotions by gender, practice area, and location, general trends suggest a male majority at the partner level with efforts to increase female partner representation, particularly in major legal centers such as London, New York, and other global hubs.
In light of the firm's focus on expanding careers in diverse practice areas, Blake Redwine and Jared Kaplan were promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, both showcasing their expertise in business. Additionally, Fiona Henderson in New York, Dimitri Millas in Houston, Alex Zekkos in London, and Alex in Hong Kong were promoted in the banking and finance practice area, demonstrating their financial knowledge and skills in these areas.
