Linklaters announces the election of 14 new partners and the appointment of 21 counsel, together with the election of 11 national partners to equity. The promotions take effect on 1 May 2010.
David Cheyne, Linklaters’ senior partner, said:
"These promotions highlight our continued commitment to investing in our global practices in order to enhance the breadth and depth of expertise we offer our clients. I would like to congratulate our new partners and counsel on their promotion and look forward to working with them to lead the firm to further success."
The 14 new partners represent ten practices across each of the firm’s three divisions; seven have been promoted from the role of counsel. The new partners are:
Banking
Michal Hlásek, Frankfurt
Steve Smith, London
Yen Sum, London
Capital Markets
Peter Frost, Tokyo
Hwang Hwa Sim, Hong Kong
Competition/Antitrust
Malgorzata Szwaj, Warsaw
Employment & Incentives
Nicola Rabson, London
Financial Regulation Group
Sarah Parkhouse, London
Mainstream Corporate
Dan Schuster-Woldan, London
Iain Wagstaff, London
Real Estate
Matthew Elliott, London
Restructuring & Insolvency
Paul Kuipers, Amsterdam
Tax
Ricardo Ferreira Bolan, São Paulo
TMT
Julian Cunningham-Day, London
The counsel appointments, which cover ten practices and twelve offices this year, recognise the major contribution made by senior lawyers with significant technical expertise who take on additional practice, client, know-how or team management responsibilities, alongside partners in their groups.
For further information, please contact:
Sarah Peters on +44 (0)20 7456 2153 or Rupert Winlaw on +44 (0)20 7456 3219
