Expanding lawyers' roles to partnership and director positions on a global scale, as per our website's announcement.

Global Law Firm XYZ Announces 47 Promotions

In a significant move, global law firm XYZ has announced 47 promotions to partner and director positions, effective January 1, 2021. The promotions span 11 practice groups, marking a substantial growth and expansion for the firm.

Sarah Lucey has been promoted to risk advisory/compliance in London, England. Bob Bruner has been appointed to bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency in Houston, United States. Steven Choi takes on the role of real estate/construction and engineering in Sydney, Australia. Ugendran Odayar is now in charge of corporate, M&A and securities in Durban, South Africa.

In the United States, Adrienne Sebring has been promoted to banking and finance/corporate finance in New York, while Noah Schein takes on the same role in Toronto, Canada. Zayed Al Jamil has been appointed to intellectual property in London, England, and Rajaee Rouhani to risk advisory in Melbourne, Australia.

Andrew Williams and Kirstin Russell have been promoted to banking and finance in London, England, and Joris Ravelli to banking and finance in Amsterdam, Netherlands. William Nicholson has been appointed to projects in New York, United States, and Nancy Montmarquet to tax in New York, United States.

Michael Manhas has been promoted to litigation and disputes in Vancouver, Canada, Heather Cameron to employment and labor in Ottawa, Canada, and Bryce Perrett to litigation and disputes in Durban, South Africa. Kate Findlay has been appointed to litigation and disputes in Toronto, Canada, and Tamlyn Mills to litigation and disputes in Sydney, Australia. Sa'ood Lahri has been promoted to litigation and disputes in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Andrew Reeves to litigation and disputes in London, England.

In the United States, Jay Edward Slovacek Greathouse has been promoted to corporate, M&A and securities/healthcare transactions in San Antonio, and Utsav Mathur to litigation and disputes/energy and infrastructure in Houston. Rowan Weaver has been appointed to corporate, M&A and securities in Toronto, Canada, and Antoine Thibaud to corporate, M&A and securities in Paris, France. Laila Paszti has been promoted to corporate, M&A and securities/data protection, privacy and cybersecurity in Toronto, Canada.

Aaron Stephenson has been appointed to bankruptcy, financial restructuring & insolvency/litigation and disputes in Calgary, Canada. Liza Volpiana has been promoted to real estate in Vancouver, Canada. Gerry Pecht, Global Chief Executive of XYZ, commented on the promotions, praising the hard work and dedication of the promoted lawyers.

Carol Holness has been appointed to litigation and disputes in Durban, South Africa, Agnieszka Braciszewska to corporate, M&A and securities in Warsaw, Poland, Sumera Khan to litigation and disputes in Houston, United States, Alexandre Roth to banking and finance in Paris, France, and Nicholas Wilson to corporate, M&A and securities in Hong Kong.

Maija Kerry has been promoted to corporate, M&A and securities in Sydney, Australia, Alexandra Shields to employment and labor in Sydney, Australia, Katie Van Dyk to real estate in Austin, United States, Mary Kimura to banking and finance/public finance in San Francisco, United States, Kaitlin Long to litigation and disputes in Calgary, Canada, and Katie Chung to litigation and disputes in Singapore.

The firm promoted 25 female lawyers globally, representing 53% of the promotions. Craig Oliver has been appointed to corporate, M&A and securities in Dallas, United States, and Angela Croker to banking and finance in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kevin Hong has been promoted to litigation and disputes in Hong Kong.

This wave of promotions underscores XYZ's commitment to fostering talent and driving growth across its global network. The firm's diverse pool of talented lawyers is poised to take on the challenges and opportunities of the future.