Globally, our site showcases 54 attorneys as partners in its 2022 selection
Global Law Firm Announces Promotions Across Multiple Practice Areas
Global law firm XYZ has announced the promotion of 54 lawyers to partner and director positions, effective January 1, 2022, in various locations worldwide. This announcement marks a significant milestone for the firm, as it continues to grow and expand its legal services.
The promotions cover 11 practice areas, with the majority of the lawyers being promoted in the litigation and disputes (18 lawyers) and corporate, M&A and securities (10) practice areas. Other practice areas that saw promotions include banking and finance (9), 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).
In the United States, Dimitri Millas was promoted in the practice area of banking and finance, based in Houston. Blake Redwine and Nathan Baum were promoted in the practice area of corporate, M&A and securities, based in Dallas and Houston, respectively. In New York, Fiona Henderson was promoted in the practice area of banking and finance, while Jared Kaplan was promoted in corporate, M&A and securities. Additionally, Eric Green and Darren Smith were promoted in the practice area of intellectual property, based in Austin and Houston, respectively.
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, and Tim Stewart were promoted in various practice areas.
In the United Kingdom, Nicolas Sirtoli was promoted in the practice area of corporate, M&A and securities, based in London. James Lockwood was promoted in the practice area of litigation and disputes, also based in London. Helen Fairhead was promoted in the practice area of antitrust and competition, and Alex Zekkos was promoted in banking and finance, both based in London.
In Munich, Claudia Posluschny was promoted in the practice area of employment and labor, Annabelle Wheeler in litigation and disputes, and Bernd Dreier in corporate, M&A and securities. In Hamburg, Veit Sahlfeld was promoted in the practice area of banking and finance.
In Australia, Kate Green, Harriet Oldmeadow, and Nick Sinclair were promoted in the practice areas of litigation and disputes and banking and finance, respectively.
In South Africa, Paul Cartwright received a director promotion in the practice area of litigation and disputes, based in Johannesburg.
In Washington, D.C., Rebecca Abou-Chedid was promoted in the practice area of projects. In Hong Kong, Rachel Chan was promoted in corporate, M&A and securities, and Daniel Ng was promoted in litigation and disputes.
Twenty-three of the 54 promoted lawyers are women, representing 43 percent of the total.
Gerry Pecht, Global Chief Executive of XYZ, praised the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions. He expressed his confidence in their ability to continue to drive the firm's success in the coming years.
Additional information regarding the number of new partners promoted at the firm, broken down by practice area and timeframe, is typically found in an internal firm announcement, a law firm’s annual report, or a specialized legal industry report from that time. Unfortunately, such detailed historical promotion data by practice area is not publicly or readily available in the sources checked here.
[1] Law firm partner compensation trends and firm revenues [2] Firm rankings and general commentary on partnership structures [3] Market dynamics in recent years [4] Specialized legal industry report on partnership structures and market dynamics [5] Historical promotion data by practice area
The global law firm XYZ, in its growth and expansion, has promoted Dimitri Millas in the United States, based in Houston, to the banking and finance practice area. Similarly, Blake Redwine and Nathan Baum were promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, based in Dallas and Houston, respectively.
In the United Kingdom, Helen Fairhead, Alex Zekkos, and James Lockwood were promoted in the practice areas of antitrust and competition, banking and finance, and litigation and disputes, respectively, all based in London.
