Global law firm spotlights 54 lawyers in its 2022 partner group highlighting achievements
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 11 global practice areas, with a significant number of women receiving promotions.
In the United States, Jared Kaplan, Justin Coddington, and Victoria Corder received promotions in the corporate, tax, and litigation and disputes practice areas, respectively, based in New York, Houston, and New York. Similarly, Eric Green and Rafe Schaefer were promoted in the intellectual property and litigation and disputes practice areas, based in Austin and Houston, respectively.
Across the Atlantic, Marianne McMahon was appointed as the general counsel, based in London. Fiona Henderson and Nicholas Sirtoli were promoted in the banking and finance practice area, based in New York and London, respectively. In Germany, Bernd Dreier and Claudia Posluschny were promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities, and employment and labor practice areas, based in Munich.
The promotions in South Africa are unique, as lawyers receive promotions to director instead of partner. Paul Cartwright, Denton Nichols, and Geraldine Young were promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Johannesburg.
In Asia, Rachel Chan and Albert Yan were promoted in the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, based in Hong Kong and New York, respectively. Daniel Ng and Zayba Drabu were promoted in the litigation and disputes practice area, based in Hong Kong and London, respectively. Rebecca Abou-Chedid was promoted in the projects practice area, based in Washington, D.C.
In Australia, Kate Green, Harriet Oldmeadow, and Nick Sinclair were promoted in the litigation and disputes, banking and finance practice areas, respectively. No specific promotions were mentioned for Germany in the provided paragraph.
In Canada, a significant number of lawyers were promoted across various practice areas, including corporate, M&A and securities, litigation and disputes, intellectual property, banking and finance, tax, employment and labor, real estate, projects, and antitrust and competition practice areas.
The promotions highlight the firm's commitment to recognising and rewarding its lawyers for their exceptional work and contributions. Gerry Pecht, Global Chief Executive of XYZ, praised the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions.
Anna Rudawski, Rebecca Winthrop, and Alex Zekkos were also promoted in the information governance, privacy and cybersecurity, bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency, and banking and finance practice areas, respectively.
While a comprehensive list of 54 lawyers promoted across 11 practice areas with their locations from a single global law firm partner promotion announcement could not be found, the promotions at XYZ demonstrate the firm's global reach and commitment to excellence.
- Jared Kaplan and Victoria Corder, promoted in the corporate and litigation and disputes practice areas respectively, are moving their careers forward at XYZ's New York office.
- Fiona Henderson and Nicholas Sirtoli, recognized for their work in banking and finance, are set to continue building their careers in this field at XYZ's New York and London locations respectively.
