In the year 2022, our platform highlights and recognizes 54 lawyers on a global scale within our partner category.
In a significant move, global law firm XYZ has announced the promotion of 54 lawyers to partner and director positions, effective January 1, 2022. The promotions cover 11 practice areas, with a focus on litigation and disputes, corporate M&A and securities, banking and finance, intellectual property, employment and labor, tax, real estate, projects, antitrust and competition, bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency, and information governance, privacy and cybersecurity.
The firm's Global Chief Executive, Gerry Pecht, praised the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions.
Promotions in London
Marianne McMahon has been promoted as general counsel, based in London. Alex Zekkos has been promoted in the banking and finance practice area, while Darren Smith has been promoted in the intellectual property practice area, both based in London. James Lockwood and Matthew Buckle have been promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, with Lockwood based in London and Buckle in an undisclosed location. Additionally, Laura Kiwelu has been promoted in the projects practice area, based in London.
Promotions in the United States
In New York, Alberta Yan, Jared Kaplan, and Rachel Chan have been promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area. Helen Fairhead has been promoted in the antitrust and competition practice area. Fiona Henderson has been promoted in the banking and finance practice area.
In Houston, Kimberly Cheeseman, Justin Coddington, and Dimitri Millas have been promoted in the employment and labor, tax, and banking and finance practice areas, respectively. Rafe Schaefer and Geraldine Young have been promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area. Louisa Roe has been promoted in the real estate practice area.
In Dallas, Blake Redwine and Nathan Baum have been promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, and Joseph Drapalski in the litigation and disputes practice area.
Promotions in Europe
In Munich, Annabelle Wheeler, Claudia Posluschny, and Bernd Dreier have been promoted in the litigation and disputes, employment and labor, and corporate, M&A and securities practice areas, respectively. In Hamburg, Veit Sahlfeld has been promoted in the banking and finance practice area.
Promotions in Australia and Canada
In Australia, Kate Green, Harriet Oldmeadow, and Nick Sinclair received promotions in litigation and disputes, banking and finance respectively, in Sydney and Perth. 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, Tim Stewart received promotions in various practice areas across Calgary, Quebec, Vancouver, and Ottawa.
Gender and Practice Area Breakdown
Twenty-three of the 54 promoted lawyers are women, representing 43 percent of the total. However, a detailed breakdown by practice area and gender for the 54 lawyers promoted to partner/director at global law firm XYZ is not readily available in the search results. Relevant data would likely come from a formal announcement or diversity disclosure by the law firm itself.
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The promotions in London, United Kingdom, include Marianne McMahon as general counsel, Alex Zekkos and Darren Smith in the banking and finance and intellectual property practice areas, respectively, and James Lockwood, Matthew Buckle, and Laura Kiwelu in the litigation and disputes, intellectual property, and projects practice areas, respectively.
The promotions in the United States cover various practice areas across New York, Houston, and Dallas, with Alberta Yan, Jared Kaplan, Rachel Chan, and Helen Fairhead in New York, Kimberly Cheeseman, Justin Coddington, Dimitri Millas, Rafe Schaefer, Geraldine Young, and Louisa Roe in Houston, Blake Redwine, Nathan Baum, and Joseph Drapalski in Dallas. Fiona Henderson has been promoted in the banking and finance practice area in Houston.
