Globally, our site showcases 54 legal professionals in the 2022 Partner Class.
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 cover 11 practice areas, with a significant number of lawyers being promoted to the litigation and disputes practice area.
Promoted lawyers include Justin Coddington in Houston, Nathan Baum in Dallas, Laura Kiwelu in London, Alex Zekkos in London, Denton Nichols in Houston, Geraldine Young in Houston, and Gerry Pecht, Global Chief Executive of XYZ, praised the promoted lawyers for their industry knowledge, business acumen, and innovative solutions.
In addition to the US promotions, XYZ also promoted lawyers in other regions. In London, Anna Rudawski was promoted to the information governance, privacy and cybersecurity practice area, while Zayba Drabu and Matthew Buckle were promoted to the litigation and disputes practice area. In Munich, Annabelle Wheeler and Claudia Posluschny were promoted to the litigation and disputes and employment and labor practice areas respectively.
The promotions in other regions include Paul Cartwright in Johannesburg, Louisa Roe in London, Rebecca Abou-Chedid in Washington, D.C., and Rebecca Winthrop in Los Angeles. In Hong Kong, Rachel Chan was promoted to the corporate, M&A and securities practice area, and Daniel Ng was promoted to the litigation and disputes practice area.
In Canada, Robin Acworth, Veronique Barry, Scott Boucher, Brian Chau, Matthew Choi, Jenna Anne de Jong, Russell Dufault, Alison FitzGerald, Caroline Jodoin, Jonathan Lafrance, Brigitte LeBlanc-Lapointe, Jennifer McPherson, Brian Milne, Fahad Siddiqui, Joshua Sprague, Nikita Stepin, Tim Stewart received promotions in various practice areas. Bernd Dreier was promoted to the corporate, M&A and securities practice area in Munich, and Alberta Yan was promoted to the corporate, M&A and securities practice area in New York. Darren Smith was promoted to the intellectual property practice area in Houston, and Eric Green was promoted to the intellectual property practice area in Austin.
Twenty-three of the 54 promoted lawyers are women, representing 43% of the total. This includes Helen Fairhead, promoted to the antitrust and competition practice area in London, Fiona Henderson, promoted to the banking and finance practice area in New York, and Marianne McMahon, promoted to the general counsel position in London. Rafe Schaefer was also promoted to the litigation and disputes practice area in Houston.
While partner compensation in US law firms reached an average of $1.12 million in 2022, with variation depending on firm size, practice area, and location, no direct mention of promotion or diversity statistics was found in the search results. However, leading law firms such as Cooley and Munger, Tolles & Olson have been recognized for excellence in 2024-2025, with a highlight on inclusion and women equity partner percentages in general rankings. The A-List rankings by The American Lawyer also include inclusion and percentage of women equity partners as evaluation criteria, showing an emphasis on gender diversity in firm culture.
To obtain detailed 2022 global law firm partner promotion statistics by gender and names of promoted lawyers, industry-specific researches and reports from legal analysts such as Major, Lindsey & Africa, The American Lawyer annual reports, or firm press releases would need to be consulted directly. These typically publish such data but were not captured in the current search results.
In the global law firm XYZ's promotions, numerous lawyers have been recognized for their business acumen, particularly in finance, such as Fiona Henderson who was promoted to the banking and finance practice area in New York. The promotions also include lawyers who specialize in business disputes, like Helen Fairhead, promoted to the antitrust and competition practice area in London.
