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Global Law Firm XYZ Announces Promotions to Partner and Director Positions
In a significant move, global law firm XYZ has announced the promotion of 54 lawyers to partner and director positions, effective January 1, 2022, in various locations worldwide.
The promotions span across 11 practice areas, with the majority of the positions being awarded in the litigation and disputes practice area (18 lawyers). Other practice areas with notable promotions include corporate, M&A and securities (10), banking and finance (9), intellectual property (4), 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).
Among the newly promoted lawyers, 23 are women, comprising 43% of the total. This reflects a positive step towards gender diversity within the firm.
Some of the notable promotions include Alberta Yan, who received a promotion in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, based in New York, United States. In the projects practice area, Laura Kiwelu was promoted, based in London, United Kingdom. Nathan Baum received a promotion in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Dallas, United States.
In the intellectual property practice area, Darren Smith was promoted, based in Houston, United States. Rafe Schaefer and Denton Nichols were both promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Houston and Dallas, United States, respectively. Rebecca Winthrop was promoted in the bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency practice area, based in Los Angeles, United States.
Blake Redwine and Nicolas Sirtoli were promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, based in Dallas and London, United Kingdom, respectively. Zayba Drabu was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in London, United Kingdom.
Marianne McMahon holds the position of general counsel, based in London, United Kingdom. James Lockwood, Joseph Drapalski, and Annabelle Wheeler were promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in London, Los Angeles, and Munich/London, respectively.
Alex Zekkos was promoted in the banking and finance practice area, based in London, United Kingdom. Daniel Ng was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Hong Kong. Helen Fairhead was promoted in the antitrust and competition practice area, based in London, United Kingdom. Rebecca Abou-Chedid was promoted in the projects practice area, based in Washington, DC, United States.
Veit Sahlfeld and Louisa Roe were promoted in the banking and finance practice area, based in Hamburg and London, United Kingdom, respectively. Anna Rudawski was promoted in the information governance, privacy and cybersecurity practice area, based in New York, United States. Geraldine Young and Victoria Corder were promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Houston and New York, United States, respectively.
Matthew Buckle was promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in London, United Kingdom. Jared Kaplan was promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, based in New York, United States.
In addition to these promotions, Gerry Pecht, Global Chief Executive of XYZ, congratulated the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions.
The promotions also extend to other regions, with notable mentions in Australia and Canada. In Australia, Kate Green, Harriet Oldmeadow, and Nick Sinclair received promotions in the litigation and disputes, banking and finance practice areas, respectively. In Canada, several lawyers were promoted in various practice areas, including 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.
While detailed global partner promotion data by practice area and gender for 2022 is not explicitly available, partner compensation trends, firm financials, and inclusion efforts (including gender diversity at partnership levels) are well documented through related sources. For such specific promotion data, industry surveys such as those by Major, Lindsey & Africa or legal diversity organizations would be possible sources.
In light of the promotions, individuals such as Alberta Yan in the corporate, M&A, and securities practice area, and Laura Kiwelu in the projects practice area are expected to leverage their new positions to drive business growth and innovation within their respective areas. As the firm expands, careers in finance, particularly within the banking and finance practice area, will become increasingly important for XYZ's global operations, with the promotions of professionals like Alex Zekkos in London and Daniel Ng in Hong Kong signaling this trend.
