Unveiling the 2022 Partner Class, our website showcases 54 legal professionals from around the world.
A leading global law firm has announced the promotion of 54 lawyers to partner and director positions, effective January 1, 2022. The promotions span 11 practice areas, reflecting the firm's commitment to providing comprehensive legal services across various industries.
In the corporate, M&A, and securities practice area, Rachel Chan based in Hong Kong, Alberta Yan, Jared Kaplan, and Blake Redwine based in New York, and Alberta Yan based in New York have been promoted.
The litigation and disputes practice area sees the promotions of Rachel Chan, Paul Cartwright (based in Johannesburg, South Africa), Zayba Drabu, Victoria Corder, Annabelle Wheeler (based in Munich/London), James Lockwood, and Geraldine Young based in Houston.
The banking and finance practice area has promotions for Dimitri Millas and Fiona Henderson based in Houston, and Veit Sahlfeld based in Hamburg.
Helen Fairhead is promoted in the antitrust and competition practice area based in London, while Louisa Roe is promoted in the real estate practice area also based in London.
The employment and labor practice area has Claudia Posluschny based in Munich, and Kimberly Cheeseman based in Houston. The tax practice area has Justin Coddington based in Houston.
The projects practice area has promotions for Rebecca Abou-Chedid based in Washington, DC, and Laura Kiwelu based in London. The antitrust and competition practice area has one promotion for Rafe Schaefer based in Houston, and the information governance, privacy, and cybersecurity practice area has Anna Rudawski based in New York.
The firm also has promotions in the bankruptcy, financial restructuring, and insolvency practice area for Rebecca Winthrop based in Los Angeles, and in the intellectual property practice area for Darren Smith based in Houston, Joseph Drapalski based in Los Angeles, and Darren Smith based in Houston.
The firm's clients have praised the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions. Gerry Pecht, the Global Chief Executive of the law firm, congratulated the promoted lawyers on their well-deserved promotions.
The firm has an ongoing gender diversity target of 40 percent women in its overall partnership, leadership roles, lawyer promotions, lateral additions, and senior business services hires. However, specific gender diversity targets or achievements for partner promotions were not mentioned in the announcements.
Anderson Lloyd, a New Zealand-based law firm, has adopted the New Zealand Law Society's Gender Equality Charter, including a 50% equitable briefing target for external lawyers, and reports 80% female staff (excluding partners) as well as one of the highest percentages of women equity partners in New Zealand. Debevoise, another global law firm, is noted for its ongoing gender diversity, particularly the percentage of equity partners who are women, but no exact numbers or targets about partner promotions are provided.
Overall, the promotions represent a significant step in the careers of these talented lawyers and underscore the firm's commitment to providing top-tier legal services to its clients.
In the context of the firm's commitments to various practice areas and industries, Dimitri Millas and Fiona Henderson (based in Houston) have been promoted in the banking and finance practice area, showcasing their expertise in this business field. Furthermore, Rafe Schaefer based in Houston is promoted to the antitrust and competition practice area, demonstrating his career growth in the realm of finance and business.
