Unveiling 54 lawyers worldwide as new partners in our website's 2022 class
Global law firm XYZ has announced the promotion of 54 lawyers to partner and director positions, effective January 1, 2022, in various locations around the world. The promotions span 11 global practice areas, with litigation and disputes having the most representatives (18 lawyers).
The promotions include a diverse group of legal professionals, with 23 of the 54 promoted lawyers being women, making up 43 percent of the total.
In Canada, 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 were promoted in various practice areas. However, the exact number and percentage of women promoted to partner in the global law firm's latest round of promotions are not available.
Dimitri Millas was promoted in the banking and finance practice area, based in Houston. Bernd Dreier was promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, based in Munich. Eric Green was promoted in the intellectual property practice area, based in Austin. Paul Cartwright was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Johannesburg (South Africa, where promotions are to director positions instead of partner). Veit Sahlfeld was promoted in the banking and finance practice area, based in Hamburg.
Zayba Drabu was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in London. Rebecca Winthrop was promoted in the bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency practice area, based in Los Angeles. Matthew Buckle was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in London. Rebecca Abou-Chedid was promoted in the projects practice area, based in Washington, DC. Alex Zekkos was promoted in the banking and finance practice area, based in London. Anna Rudawski was promoted in the information governance, privacy and cybersecurity practice area, based in New York.
Annabelle Wheeler was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Munich/London. Darren Smith was promoted in the intellectual property practice area, based in Houston. Rafe Schaefer was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Houston. Justin Coddington was promoted in the tax practice area, based in Houston. James Lockwood was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in London. Helen Fairhead was promoted in the antitrust and competition practice area, based in London.
Blake Redwine was promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, based in Dallas. Fiona Henderson was promoted in the banking and finance practice area, based in New York. Daniel Ng was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Hong Kong. Nathan Baum was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Dallas. Joseph Drapalski was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Los Angeles.
Rachel Chan was promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, based in Hong Kong. Denton Nichols was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Houston. Gerry Pecht, Global Chief Executive of XYZ, congratulated the promoted lawyers and praised their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions.
In addition to the promotions in Canada, the firm also promoted lawyers in Australia. Kate Green, Harriet Oldmeadow, and Nick Sinclair were promoted in the practice areas of litigation and disputes, banking and finance, respectively. Kimberly Cheeseman was promoted in the employment and labor practice area, based in Houston. Nicolas Sirtoli was promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, based in London.
Lastly, Marianne McMahon was promoted as general counsel, based in London. Victoria Corder was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in New York. Geraldine Young was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Houston. Louisa Roe was promoted in the real estate practice area, based in London. Jared Kaplan was promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, based in New York. Laura Kiwelu was promoted in the projects practice area, based in London. Alberta Yan was promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, based in New York. Claudia Posluschny was promoted in the employment and labor practice area, based in Munich.
The promotions are a testament to the firm's commitment to developing and recognising talent, and to its ongoing success in the legal industry.
In the global promotions of lawyers at XYZ, Dimitri Millas was recognized for his work in the banking and finance practice area, based in Houston. Additionally, Bernd Dreier was promoted for his contributions in the corporate, M&A, and securities practice area, based in Munich. These promotions highlight the firm's dedication to fostering growth in diverse practice areas such as finance and business, crucial for successful careers within the legal industry.
