Global law firm highlights 54 distinguished legal professionals from around the world as its 2022 partner class.
Global Law Firm XYZ Announces 2022 Partner and Director Promotions
In a move to bolster its global practice areas, the prestigious law firm XYZ has announced the promotion of 54 lawyers to partner and director positions, effective January 1, 2022. The promotions span 11 practice areas across various locations worldwide.
The promotions include several notable appointments. In Johannesburg, South Africa, Paul Cartwright has been promoted to the director position in the litigation and disputes practice area. In London, Laura Kiwelu, Alex Zekkos, James Lockwood, Helen Fairhead, Rebecca Abou-Chedid, and Nicolas Sirtoli have been promoted to various practice areas, such as projects, banking and finance, and corporate, M&A and securities.
Across the Atlantic, Geraldine Young has been promoted to the litigation and disputes practice area in Houston, Texas, while Eric Green has been appointed to the intellectual property practice area in Austin. In Dallas, Blake Redwine has been promoted to the corporate, M&A and securities practice area.
In Europe, Bernd Dreier has been promoted to the corporate, M&A and securities practice area in Munich, Germany. Louisa Roe has been appointed to the real estate practice area in London, and Veit Sahlfeld has been promoted to the banking and finance practice area in Hamburg, Germany.
In addition, several promotions have been made in the United States. Joseph Drapalski, Victoria Corder, and Rafe Schaefer have been promoted to the litigation and disputes practice area in Los Angeles, New York, and Houston, respectively. Justin Coddington has been appointed to the tax practice area in Houston, and Kimberly Cheeseman has been promoted to the employment and labor practice area in Houston.
The promotions also extend to other parts of the world. In Hong Kong, Daniel Ng and Rachel Chan have been promoted to the litigation and disputes and corporate, M&A and securities practice areas, respectively. Annabelle Wheeler has been promoted to the litigation and disputes practice area in Munich/London.
In Canada, several lawyers have been promoted across various practice areas. Notable appointments 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, and Tim Stewart.
Moreover, Marianne McMahon has been appointed as the general counsel in London, and Helen Fairhead has been promoted to the antitrust and competition practice area in London. Rebecca Winthrop has been appointed to the bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency practice area in Los Angeles. Anna Rudawski has been promoted to the information governance, privacy and cybersecurity practice area in New York.
The promotions represent a significant step forward for gender diversity within the firm. Twenty-three of the promoted lawyers are women, making up 43% of the total promotions.
Gerry Pecht, Global Chief Executive of XYZ, congratulated the promoted lawyers and praised their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions. However, specific data on how many lawyers were promoted to partner in each practice area globally in law firms' 2022 promotions, as well as gender breakdowns for such promotions, were not available in the search results. Such data may need to be sourced directly from law firm announcements or industry reports from 2022.
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- The promotion of Laura Kiwelu, Alex Zekkos, James Lockwood, Helen Fairhead, Rebecca Abou-Chedid, and Nicolas Sirtoli in London includes positions in the banking and finance practice area.
- In the United States, Joseph Drapalski, Victoria Corder, and Rafe Schaefer have been promoted to the finance-related litigation and disputes practice area in various locations.
