Global platform showcases 54 lawyers in its 2022 Partner roster
Global law firm XYZ has announced the promotion of 54 lawyers to partner and director positions, effective from January 1, 2022, in various locations worldwide. The promotions cover 11 practice areas, with the majority of the promotions being in litigation and disputes, corporate, M&A and securities, banking and finance, and intellectual property.
In the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, Alberta Yan, based in New York, and Blake Redwine, based in Dallas, have received promotions. Bernd Dreier, based in Munich, has also been promoted in this practice area. Rachel Chan, based in Hong Kong, has also been promoted in this practice area.
Laura Kiwelu, based in London, and Zayba Drabu, also based in London, have received promotions in the projects practice area. Matthew Buckle, based in London, and Annabelle Wheeler, who is based in Munich and London, have been promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area.
In the banking and finance practice area, Alex Zekkos, based in London, and Fiona Henderson, based in New York, have received promotions. Dimitri Millas, based in Houston, has also been promoted in this practice area. Veit Sahlfeld, based in Hamburg, has also been promoted in this practice area.
In the intellectual property practice area, Darren Smith, based in Houston, and Eric Green, based in Austin, have received promotions. Darren has been promoted for his expertise in patent litigation, while Eric has been recognized for his work in trademark law.
Kimberly Cheeseman, based in Houston, has been promoted in the employment and labor practice area. Claudia Posluschny, based in Munich, has also been promoted in this practice area. Anna Rudawski, based in New York, has been promoted in the information governance, privacy and cybersecurity practice area.
In the tax practice area, Justin Coddington, based in Houston, has received a promotion. In the real estate practice area, Louisa Roe, based in London, has been promoted. In the antitrust and competition practice area, Helen Fairhead, based in London, has been promoted. In the bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency practice area, Rebecca Winthrop, based in Los Angeles, has received a promotion.
In Canada, several lawyers have been promoted across various practice areas and cities. Gerry Pecht, Global Chief Executive of XYZ, praised the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions.
Twenty-three of the 54 promoted lawyers are women, representing 43% of the total. However, a comprehensive global total of women lawyers promoted to partner in law firms in 2022, nor a detailed global breakdown of their practice areas for that year, could not be determined from the search results.
Examples from other firms suggest that women partners are active in various practices such as labor and employment law, trade secrets, employee mobility, commercial real estate, and corporate transactions. However, these examples are not clearly tied to 2022 partner promotions.
In Australia, Kate Green, Harriet Oldmeadow, and Nick Sinclair have received promotions in litigation and disputes, banking and finance respectively, in Sydney and Perth. Rafe Schaefer, based in Houston, has also been promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area.
Nicolas Sirtoli, based in London, has been promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area. James Lockwood, based in London, and Denton Nichols, based in Houston, have been promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area. Rebecca Abou-Chedid, based in Washington, DC, has been promoted in the projects practice area.
In the bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency practice area, Rebecca Winthrop, based in Los Angeles, has received a promotion. Daniel Ng, based in Hong Kong, has been promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area. Joseph Drapalski, based in Los Angeles, has also been promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area.
In the banking and finance practice area, Alex Zekkos, based in London, and Fiona Henderson, based in New York, have been promoted, while Dimitri Millas, based in Houston, and Veit Sahlfeld, based in Hamburg, have also received promotions.
In the intellectual property practice area, Darren Smith, based in Houston, and Eric Green, based in Austin, have been promoted, with Darren recognized for his expertise in patent litigation and Eric for his work in trademark law.
