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Global Law Firm Announces Partner and Director Promotions for 2022
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 fostering talent across various legal disciplines.
In the litigation and disputes practice area, 18 lawyers were promoted. Notable promotions include James Lockwood and Zayba Drabu in London, United Kingdom, Geraldine Young and Victoria Corder in Houston, United States, and Matthew Buckle and Nathan Baum in London and Dallas, United States, respectively.
The corporate, M&A and securities practice area saw 10 promotions, with Blake Redwine in Dallas, United States, and Rachel Chan in Hong Kong standing out. Alex Zekkos was promoted in the banking and finance practice area in London, while Dimitri Millas and Denton Nichols were promoted in Houston, United States.
Other practice areas with promotions include intellectual property, employment and labor, tax, real estate, projects, antitrust and competition, and information governance, privacy and cybersecurity.
The gender diversity of the promoted lawyers is noteworthy, with 23 of the promoted lawyers being women, accounting for 43% of the total. This aligns with the firm's ongoing gender diversity target of 40% women in overall partnership, leadership roles, lawyer promotions, lateral additions, and senior business services hires.
Gerry Pecht, the Global Chief Executive of the law firm, praised the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions. He emphasised the firm's commitment to nurturing talent and providing opportunities for growth and development.
It is important to note that while the specific statistics on global law firm partner promotions by gender and practice area in 2022 are not readily available, historical data shows gender disparities in law firm partnership promotions. However, the current promotions suggest a positive trend towards greater gender diversity in the legal industry.
For more precise statistics on global law firm partner promotions by gender and practice area, consulting dedicated industry reports from entities like Major, Lindsey & Africa, the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), or legal market analytics firms would be necessary. Such reports typically survey hundreds of global law firms for gender breakdowns and practice-area distribution of promotions.
The promotions cover a range of locations worldwide, including London, United Kingdom; Houston, United States; Sydney, Australia; Hong Kong; Johannesburg, South Africa; New York, United States; Dallas, United States; Munich; Hamburg; Washington, DC, United States; and Austin, United States.
The full list of promoted lawyers includes Louisa Roe, Geraldine Young, Darren Smith, Kate Green, Harriet Oldmeadow, Paul Cartwright, Matthew Buckle, Nathan Baum, Annabelle Wheeler, Rebecca Winthrop, Rachel Chan, Jared Kaplan, Daniel Ng, Veit Sahlfeld, Justin Coddington, Marianne McMahon, Eric Green, Alberta Yan, Rebecca Abou-Chedid, Claudia Posluschny, Fiona Henderson, Anna Rudawski, Helen Fairhead, Nicolas Sirtoli, and Denton Nichols.
Business and finance are key aspects of the promotions at the global law firm, as demonstrated by the appointment of Alex Zekkos in the banking and finance practice area and Dimitri Millas and Denton Nichols in the Houston, United States office. Furthermore, the focus on nurturing talent and providing opportunities for growth and development is evident in the promotion of Blake Redwine in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area and Rachel Chan in Hong Kong. Gerry Pecht, the Global Chief Executive, emphasizes this commitment to talent development.
