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CMS adds 31 new partners across the firm

03/05/2013

CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of 31 partners across Europe, which includes nine in the UK and three in France. The promotions represent the strength and breadth of our practice internationally.

In addition to the partner appointments, the UK has also recently appointed Tim Elliott. Tim joins from Allen & Overy to further strengthen our Banking and Finance practice.

CMS Executive Chairman Cornelius Brandi comments: "The appointment of 31 new partners is a clear sign that CMS is continuing on its course of growth and expansion, consolidating our strong position in the legal market”.

Partner promotions across CMS for 2013 include:

Banking & Finance
Grégory Benteux (France)
Eduard Scheenstra (Netherlands)
Emma Riddle (UK)
Tomasz Jedwabny (Poland)

Commercial
Gerald Gräfe (Germany)

Competition
Patricia Liñán (Spain)

Corporate
Alexander Rakosi (Austria)
Sebastian Becker (Germany)
Dipesh Santilale (UK)
Andrzej Posniak (Poland)
Danielle Heath (UK)
Martin Treagus (UK)

Commercial Regulatory and Disputes (CRD)
Nicolas Wiegand (Germany)
Shuna Mason (UK)
Anna Crew (UK)
Zsolt Okányi (Hungary)

Energy Projects and Construction
Andy Shaw (UK)
Philip Duffield (UK)
Adrian Bell (UK)
Vitaliy Radchenko (Ukraine)

Employment and Pensions
Alexander Bissels (Germany)
Christian Gersbach (Switzerland)
Gaël Chuffart (Belgium)

IP
Jörn Witt (Germany)

Real Estate
Nicolai Ritter (Germany)
Sibylle Schnyder (Switzerland)
Anna Brzoza (Poland)

Tax
Thierry Granier (France)
Dimitri Leboff (France)


Lateral Hires

Wieland Schmid-Schmidsfelden (Austria)
Tim Elliott (UK)


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