Globally, our site showcases 54 lawyers as new partners for 2022.
Global law firm X has announced 54 lawyer promotions to partner and director positions, effective January 1, 2022. The promotions span various locations worldwide and cover 11 practice areas.
In the United States, Geraldine Young and Kimberly Cheeseman were promoted to litigation and disputes in Houston, Texas, and employment and labor, respectively. Eric Green was elevated to intellectual property in Austin, while Blake Redwine and Denton Nichols were promoted to corporate, M&A and securities in Dallas and Houston, respectively. In Los Angeles, Rebecca Winthrop was appointed to bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency.
Across the border in Canada, Brigitte LeBlanc-Lapointe was promoted to corporate, M&A and securities in Ottawa, and Fahad Siddiqui and Brian Chau were appointed to litigation and disputes in Toronto and intellectual property, respectively. In Calgary, Jennifer McPherson and Brian Milne were promoted to corporate, M&A and securities and tax, respectively. Russell Dufault was promoted to banking and finance in Toronto, and Tim Stewart was appointed to the same practice area in Toronto.
In Europe, Bernd Dreier was promoted to corporate, M&A and securities in Munich, Germany, while Anna Rudawski was appointed to information governance, privacy and cybersecurity in New York, but based in London. Zayba Drabu and Matthew Buckle were promoted to litigation and disputes in London and London, respectively. In Montreal, Nikita Stepin was promoted to intellectual property, Caroline Jodoin to employment and labor, and Jonathan Lafrance to tax.
In Asia-Pacific, Rachel Chan was promoted to corporate, M&A and securities in Hong Kong. In Australia, Louisa Roe was appointed to real estate in London, but based in Sydney, and Kate Green was promoted to litigation and disputes in Sydney.
In other regions, Marianne McMahon was promoted to general counsel in London, while Paul Cartwright received a promotion to litigation and disputes in Johannesburg, South Africa. Matthew Choi was promoted to banking and finance in Vancouver, Canada, and Veit Sahlfeld was appointed to the same practice area in Hamburg, Germany.
Notably, 23 of the 54 promoted lawyers are women, representing 43% of the total. The firm aims to have 40% women in its overall partnership, leadership roles, lawyer promotions, lateral additions, and senior business services hires, with this being the third straight year of achieving this goal.
Gerry Pecht, Global Chief Executive of the law firm, praised the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions. He emphasized the firm's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which impact promotion decisions.
While specific statistics on global law firm partner promotions for 2022, including gender diversity figures and regional distribution data, are not readily available, it is generally known that gender diversity in partner promotions has been a growing focus in many large global law firms, with women generally making up roughly 20-30% of new partner classes in major global firms. The rise of multi-tiered partnership models, including nonequity partners, affects the overall count and composition of promoted partners.
For exact figures, regional breakdowns, and gender diversity statistics related to 2022 partner promotions, the best sources would be industry reports from legal consultancies (e.g., Major, Lindsey & Africa, ALM Intelligence) or dedicated diversity and inclusion reports from top global law firms themselves.
- Geraldine Young and Rebecca Winthrop, both part of the promoted lawyers, were appointed to litigation and disputes and bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency respectively, showcasing their expertise in business and finance.
- Jennifer McPherson and Tim Stewart, promoted to tax and banking and finance respectively, demonstrated their essential roles in the business and financial aspects of the firm.
