In the year 2022, our site champions a total of 54 legal professionals on a global scale, designated as our Partner Class.
Global Law Firm Announces Partner Promotions Across 11 Practice Areas
A leading 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, reflecting the firm's commitment to diversity and its growing presence in the legal industry.
The promotions include Blake Redwine, who was promoted to corporate, M&A and securities in Dallas, United States, and Justin Coddington, who was promoted to tax in Houston, United States. Alex Zekkos was promoted to banking and finance in London, United Kingdom, while Robin Acworth and Veronique Barry were promoted to corporate, M&A and securities in Calgary, Canada, and Quebécq, Canada, respectively.
In addition, Victoria Corder was promoted to litigation and disputes in New York, United States, and Joshua Sprague was promoted to real estate in Ottawa, Canada. Marianne McMahon was appointed as the firm's general counsel in London, and Daniel Ng was promoted to litigation and disputes in Hong Kong.
The firm aims to have 40 percent women in leadership roles, lawyer promotions, and senior business services hires. In line with this goal, 23 of the promoted lawyers are women, accounting for 43 percent of the total. Notable female promotions include Alison FitzGerald, who was promoted to litigation and disputes in Ottawa, Canada, and Helen Fairhead, who was promoted to antitrust and competition in London, United Kingdom.
While law firms announced partner promotions across multiple practice areas in 2022 and emphasized diversity goals, there is no comprehensive global dataset available that quantifies partner promotions by practice area and gender representation for that year. However, some relevant insights can be drawn from the available information.
Individual firms like Jenner & Block publicly announced electing new partners across a range of practice areas (litigation and transactional matters) in 2022, highlighting diversity in practice focus but without detailed aggregate data on the proportions by practice. Jenner & Block emphasized diversity and inclusion values in their partnership promotions announcement but without specific gender breakdowns.
The legal industry shows evolving compensation practices and growing partner ranks, but detailed 2022 promotion demographics by gender and practice remain undisclosed here. The promotions at the global law firm underscore the firm's commitment to promoting talent across various practice areas and regions.
Geraldine Young, who was promoted to litigation and disputes in Houston, United States, expressed her gratitude for the opportunity, saying, "I am honoured to be promoted to partner and look forward to contributing to the firm's continued success."
Global Chief Executive of the law firm, Gerry Pecht, congratulated the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions. He emphasized the firm's commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, saying, "Our promotions reflect our dedication to recognising and rewarding talent, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or background."
The promotions span 11 practice areas: litigation and disputes (18), corporate, M&A and securities (10), banking and finance (9), intellectual property (4), employment and labor (3), tax (3), real estate (2), projects (2), antitrust and competition (1), bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency (1), and information governance, privacy and cybersecurity (1). The promotions underscore the firm's breadth and depth of expertise across various practice areas.
- The global law firm's promotions of lawyers to partner and director positions, such as those in finance (Alex Zekkos), demonstrate their commitment to business growth and diversity-and-inclusion.
- As the firm strives to achieve a 40% female representation in leadership roles, notable career advancements like that of Alison FitzGerald in litigation and disputes, contribute to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.
