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Global Law Firm Announces 54 Partner and Director Promotions
A global law firm has announced the promotion of 54 lawyers to partner and director positions across 11 practice areas, effective January 1, 2022. The promotions span various practice areas, with 18 lawyers in litigation and disputes, 10 in corporate, M&A and securities, 9 in banking and finance, 4 in intellectual property, 3 each in employment and labor, tax, real estate, projects, antitrust and competition, and bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency, and 1 in information governance, privacy and cybersecurity.
The firm's Global Chief Executive, Gerry Pecht, congratulated the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions. Among the promoted lawyers, 23 are women, representing 43 percent of the total.
Despite the positive news, the search results do not provide specific gender diversity percentages for partners, leadership roles, lawyer promotions, lateral additions, or senior business services hires at this particular global law firm as of January 1, 2022.
NALP reported that women make up 26.65 percent of partners overall and 31.53 percent of LGBTQ partners as of 2022, but the data does not specify a single firm or provide a full breakdown for leadership roles, promotions, laterals, or business services hires.
Commentary highlights ongoing challenges for gender diversity and leadership pipelines within law firms generally, noting that many partnerships and leadership teams still lag industry diversity standards due to entrenched hiring and network practices.
Recognition of progress in gender inclusion by specific firms such as Morgan Lewis is noted, but no precise percentages for January 1, 2022, are provided in the text. Morgan Lewis has been awarded for diversity initiatives but without detailed gender statistics.
The promotions at the global law firm include Caroline Jodoin, promoted to employment and labor in Montréal, Canada, Geraldine Young to litigation and disputes in Houston, Texas, United States, Anna Rudawski to information governance, privacy and cybersecurity in New York, New York, United States, and many more.
The full list of promotions, including lawyer name, practice, and location, can be found below. The general trend reflects ongoing underrepresentation of women in senior roles and the need for greater transparency and progress in gender diversity within the legal industry.
Promoted Lawyers: - Caroline Jodoin, employment and labor, Montréal, Canada - Geraldine Young, litigation and disputes, Houston, Texas, United States - Anna Rudawski, information governance, privacy and cybersecurity, New York, New York, United States - Matthew Choi, banking and finance, Vancouver, Canada - Daniel Ng, litigation and disputes, Hong Kong - Blake Redwine, corporate, M&A and securities, Dallas, Texas, United States - Jenna Anne de Jong, litigation and disputes, Ottawa, Canada - Tim Stewart, banking and finance, Toronto, Canada - Joseph Drapalski, litigation and disputes, Los Angeles, California, United States - Eric Green, intellectual property, Austin, Texas, United States - Brian Chau, intellectual property, Toronto, Canada - Brian Milne, tax, Calgary, Canada - Laura Kiwelu, projects, London, United Kingdom - Zayba Drabu, litigation and disputes, London, United Kingdom - Claudia Posluschny, employment and labor, Munich, Germany - Nikita Stepin, intellectual property, Montréal, Canada - Jennifer McPherson, corporate, M&A and securities, Calgary, Canada - James Lockwood, litigation and disputes, London, United Kingdom - Fahad Siddiqui, litigation and disputes, Toronto, Canada - Jonathan Lafrance, tax, Montréal, Canada - Veit Sahlfeld, banking and finance, Hamburg, Germany - Rafe Schaefer, litigation and disputes, Houston, Texas, United States - Marianne McMahon, general counsel, London, United Kingdom - Darren Smith, intellectual property, Houston, Texas, United States - Alison FitzGerald, litigation and disputes, Ottawa, Canada - Rachel Chan, corporate, M&A and securities, Hong Kong - Alex Zekkos, banking and finance, London, United Kingdom - Fiona Henderson, banking and finance, New York, New York, United States - Harriet Oldmeadow, litigation and disputes, Sydney, Australia - Kate Green, litigation and disputes, Sydney, Australia - Matthew Buckle, litigation and disputes, London, United Kingdom - Robin Acworth, corporate, M&A and securities, Calgary, Canada - Twenty-three of the 54 promoted lawyers are women, representing 43 percent of the total. - Dimitri Millas, banking and finance, Houston, Texas, United States - Denton Nichols, litigation and disputes, Houston, Texas, United States - Nick Sinclair, banking and finance, Perth, Australia - Russell Dufault, banking and finance, Toronto, Canada - Rebecca Abou-Chedid, projects, Washington, DC, United States - Gerry Pecht, Global Chief Executive of the law firm, congratulated the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions. - Nicolas Sirtoli, corporate, M&A and securities, London, United Kingdom - Rebecca Winthrop, bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency, Los Angeles, California, United States - Scott Boucher, litigation and disputes, Vancouver, Canada - Brigitte LeBlanc-Lapointe, corporate, M&A and securities, Ottawa, Canada - Victoria Corder, litigation and disputes, New York, New York, United States - Alberta Yan, corporate, M&A and securities, New York, New York, United States - Annabelle Wheeler, litigation and disputes, Munich, Germany and London, United Kingdom - Véronique Barry, corporate, M&A and securities, Québec, Canada - Louisa Roe, real estate, London, United Kingdom - Bernd Dreier, corporate, M&A and securities, Munich, Germany - Helen Fairhead, antitrust and competition, London, United Kingdom - Kimberly Cheeseman, employment and labor, Houston, Texas, United States - Joshua Sprague, real estate, Ottawa, Canada - Jared Kaplan, corporate, M&A and securities, New York, New York, United States - Nathan Baum, litigation and disputes, Dallas, Texas, United States - Justin Coddington, tax, Houston, Texas, United States - Paul Cartwright, litigation and disputes, Johannesburg, South Africa (promotion title is director instead of partner)
The promotion details, including lawyer name, practice, and location, can be found below.
- The global law firm's promotion of 23 women as partners and directors represents a marked effort in addressing gender diversity within their leadership and finance departments.
- Despite the firm's progress in gender inclusion, the specific percentages of women in senior business roles, lateral additions, or senior business services hires are yet to be disclosed, creating a gap in overall diversity transparency.
