Globally,our site spotlights 54 legal professionals in its 2022 partner category.
Global Law Firm Announces Promotions for 2022
A prominent global law firm has announced the promotion of 54 lawyers to partner and director positions across 11 practice areas worldwide, effective January 1, 2022. The promotions cover various locations, including Dallas, Houston, New York, London, Munich, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, and Washington, D.C.
In the litigation and disputes practice area, notable promotions include Nathan Baum in Dallas, United States; Victoria Corder in New York, United States; Geraldine Young, Denton Nichols, and Paul Cartwright in Houston, United States; Rebecca Winthrop in Los Angeles, United States; and Rafe Schaefer, Daniel Ng, and Matthew Buckle in Hong Kong. In addition, Annabelle Wheeler has been promoted in both Munich and London.
The corporate, M&A and securities practice area has seen the promotion of Blake Redwine in Dallas, United States, and Alberta Yan and Blake Redwine in New York, United States. Moreover, Nicolas Sirtoli has been promoted in London, United Kingdom, and Blake Redwine and Bernd Dreier in Munich. Jared Kaplan has been promoted in New York, United States, and Claudia Posluschny has been promoted in Munich.
Fiona Henderson has been promoted in the banking and finance practice area in New York, United States, while Dimitri Millas has been promoted in Houston, United States. In London, Helen Fairhead has been promoted in the antitrust and competition practice area, and Fiona Henderson has been promoted in the banking and finance practice area.
The employment and labor practice area has seen the promotion of Kimberly Cheeseman in Houston, United States, and Claudia Posluschny in Munich. In the intellectual property practice area, Darren Smith has been promoted in Houston, United States, and Eric Green in Austin, United States.
The real estate practice area has promoted Louisa Roe in London, United Kingdom. The projects practice area has promotions for Laura Kiwelu in London and Rebecca Abou-Chedid in Washington, D.C. The bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency practice area has promoted Rebecca Winthrop in Los Angeles, United States. The information governance, privacy and cybersecurity practice area has promoted Anna Rudawski in New York, United States.
The firm's ongoing gender diversity target is 40 percent women in overall partnership, leadership roles, lawyer promotions, lateral additions, and senior business services hires. Twenty-three of the promoted lawyers are women, representing 43 percent of the total.
Gerry Pecht, the Global Chief Executive of the law firm, praised the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions. He emphasized the firm's commitment to gender diversity and its ongoing efforts to create a more inclusive work environment.
For more specific figures or statistics on the gender and practice area breakdown of the promotions, it is recommended to consult the law firm's public 2022 diversity and inclusion reports or annual partner promotion announcements, legal industry publications such as the American Lawyer's reports on partner promotions, or specialized research firms or organizations that analyze legal market diversity.
Business careers within the law firm have been boosted with the promotion of Fiona Henderson in the banking and finance sector. Blake Redwine, on the other hand, has been promoted in both the corporate, M&A and securities business, as well as the banking and finance sector.
