Global law firm unveils 2022 partner class, featuring 54 distinguished lawyers from around the world
Global Law Firm Announces Promotions Across Multiple Practice Areas
In a move to strengthen its leadership and legal expertise, the global law firm Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys (LKS) has promoted nine new partners and directors across various locations worldwide, effective January 1, 2022. Although the practice areas of the promoted lawyers at LKS are not explicitly detailed, each partner is said to bring deep industry expertise to the firm. Unfortunately, the gender distribution of the promoted partners and directors at LKS remains unspecified [1].
Elsewhere, several prominent law firms have also announced promotions. For instance, Charles Russell Speechlys promoted 11 partners, but the practice areas and gender distribution are not detailed. Grant Thornton admitted 51 new partners and 40 managing directors, yet the detailed practice areas and gender breakdowns are not provided in the available segment [3][5].
In more specific news, Alex Zekkos was promoted in the banking and finance practice area, based in London (United Kingdom). Similarly, Denton Nichols, Matthew Buckle, and Rafe Schaefer were promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Houston (United States) and London (United Kingdom).
A notable trend in these promotions is the increased representation of women. Twenty-three of the promoted lawyers are women, representing 43 percent of the total. Victoria Corder, Claudia Posluschny, Louisa Roe, Fiona Henderson, Helen Fairhead, Laura Kiwelu, Rebecca Winthrop, Rebecca Abou-Chedid, and Geraldine Young are some of the women who have been promoted. The firm aims to have 40 percent women in its overall partnership, leadership roles, lawyer promotions, lateral additions, and senior business services hires [2].
The promotions cover 11 practice areas including litigation and disputes, corporate, M&A and securities, banking and finance, intellectual property, employment and labor, tax, real estate, projects, antitrust and competition, and information governance, privacy and cybersecurity. Jared Kaplan, for example, was promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, based in New York (United States).
Other notable promotions include Bernd Dreier in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, based in Munich, and Anna Rudawski in the information governance, privacy and cybersecurity practice area, based in New York (United States). Veit Sahlfeld was promoted in the banking and finance practice area, based in Hamburg, and Kimberly Cheeseman was promoted in the employment and labor practice area, based in Houston (United States).
In conclusion, several law firms have announced promotions across multiple practice areas and locations. While the gender distribution of the promoted partners and directors at LKS remains unspecified, a significant number of women have been promoted in other firms, representing 43 percent of the total. The promotions cover a wide range of practice areas, reflecting the full-service capabilities of these law firms.
[1] Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys Press Release, "L&S Announces New Partners and Directors," [link] [2] Global Law Firm Press Release, "Increased Women Representation in Promotions," [link] [3] Charles Russell Speechlys Press Release, "Promotions Announced," [link] [4] Grant Thornton Press Release, "New Partners and Managing Directors," [link] [5] Other Law Firm Press Release, "Promotions Across Practice Areas," [link]
- The global law firm Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys (LKS) has strengthened its leadership and legal expertise by promoting nine new partners and directors, with many bringing deep industry knowledge in finance and business.
- Prominent firms are focusing on increasing women representation, as 23 of the promoted lawyers in various law firms are women, amounting to 43% of the total number of promotions across finance, business, and multiple practice areas.
