Globally, our site showcases 54 attorneys as partners in its 2022 class.
A leading global law firm has announced the promotion of 54 lawyers to partner and director positions across 11 practice areas, effective January 1, 2022. The promotions span various locations worldwide, including Hong Kong, New York, London, Munich, Houston, Dallas, Johannesburg, and more.
Promotions in the Litigation and Disputes Practice Area
Notable promotions in the litigation and disputes practice area include Daniel Ng and James Lockwood in London, Victoria Corder and Gerry Schaefer in New York, and Matthew Buckle, Paul Cartwright, and Geraldine Young in London and Houston, respectively.
Banking and Finance Promotions
In the banking and finance practice area, Alex Zekkos in London and Dimitri Millas in Houston were promoted.
Corporate, M&A, and Securities Promotions
Promotions in the corporate, M&A, and securities practice area include Blake Redwine in Dallas, Nicolas Sirtoli in London, Jared Kaplan in New York, and Rachel Chan in Hong Kong, as well as Alberta Yan in New York and Bernd Dreier in Munich.
Other Practice Area Promotions
In addition to the above, promotions were made in the real estate, tax, intellectual property, employment and labor, projects, antitrust and competition, bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency, and information governance, privacy and cybersecurity practice areas.
Breakdown by Practice Area and Gender
While the specific breakdown by practice area and gender of the 54 partner and director promotions at the global law firm in 2022 could not be precisely determined from the search results, general promotion trends at law firms suggest a focus on diversity and gender balance.
Twenty-three of the promoted lawyers are women, making up 43% of the total. This is a positive step towards achieving gender balance in law firm leadership roles.
For more detailed data on a specific firm’s 2022 promotions by practice area and gender, please consult that firm’s official press releases or annual reports, which commonly disclose such details.
Other Promoted Lawyers
Other notable promoted lawyers include Louisa Roe in the real estate practice area, Justin Coddington in the tax practice area, Kimberly Cheeseman in the employment and labor practice area, Darren Smith in the intellectual property practice area, and Claudia Posluschny in the employment and labor practice area, all based in Houston.
Promotions in Canada include Robin Acworth, Veronique Barry, Scott Boucher, 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.
Promotions in other locations include Helen Fairhead in the antitrust and competition practice area in London, Veit Sahlfeld in the banking and finance practice area in Hamburg, Rebecca Abou-Chedid in the projects practice area in Washington, D.C., and Eric Green in the intellectual property practice area in Austin.
Anna Rudawski was promoted in the information governance, privacy and cybersecurity practice area in New York, and Rebecca Winthrop was promoted in the bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency practice area in Los Angeles. Lastly, Joseph Drapalski was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area in Los Angeles.
In conclusion, the global law firm has made significant strides in promoting diverse talent across various practice areas and locations. The firm's commitment to gender balance and diversity in leadership roles is evident in the 2022 promotions, with 43% of the promoted lawyers being women. For more detailed data on a specific firm’s promotions, please consult that firm’s official press releases or annual reports.
In the banking and finance practice area, the promoted lawyers include Alex Zekkos in London and Dimitri Millas in Houston.
Anna Rudawski was promoted in the information governance, privacy and cybersecurity practice area in New York.
