International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the promotion of 60 new partners, representing the firm’s largest-ever global promotions round. The appointments span 33 cities across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa.
A total of 15 partners in five cities across the firm’s UK offices have been promoted to the firm’s partnership, including seven women. Women account for 43% of promotions globally.
The promotions come after a successful year for CMS and underscore the firm’s commitment to investing in its people. CMS has implemented a number of pioneering measures to support the progression and inclusion of its people, including: a dynamic hybrid working environment, top-quality mentoring programmes and a technology-led work allocation system.
Penelope Warne, The Senior Partner, CMS UK, comments:
“In these challenging times, supporting each other has never mattered more and is integral to a diverse and successful business. We have a responsibility to invest in our people and embrace supportive and progressive measures that enable all our people to thrive and reach their full potential. This latest round of partner promotions reflects this commitment. We are very pleased to welcome these 60 diverse and talented lawyers to the partnership and congratulate them on achieving this significant milestone.”
Pierre-Sébastien Thill, CMS Chairman, comments: “At CMS, we are committed to providing an environment that gives our people opportunities to use their talents and fulfil their potential. Supporting their careers as well as recognising their contribution and performance is an important part of that. So, I am happy to welcome our new partners who have shown through their work over the years that they expertly combine deep industry knowledge with an ability to actively offer practical solutions while fostering trustful relationships with our clients. All key reasons why businesses choose to work with CMS.”
The full list of new partners is detailed below:
Austria
Philipp Mark - Capital Markets - Vienna
Gabriela Staber - Life Sciences & Healthcare/ Intellectual Property - Vienna
Andrea Potz - Employment - Vienna
Belgium
David Prync - Corporate & M&A - Brussels
Grégory de Sauvage - Insolvency – White collar crime - Brussels
Bulgaria
Nevena Radlova - Commercial & Regulatory - Sofia
Croatia
Mia Kalajdžić - Employment - Zagreb
France
Armelle Abadie - Tax-VAT - Paris
Jean-Hugues de la Berge - Tax - Paris
Philippe Gosset - Tax - Paris
Jean-Baptiste Thiénot - IP and Life Sciences & Healthcare - Paris
Germany
Philippe Heinzke - Intellectual Property/TMC - Düsseldorf
Christopher Freiherr von - Corporate/M&A - Düsseldorf
Lilien-Waldau
Dr. Boris Alles - Labor, Employment & Pensions - Frankfurt/Main
Dr. Neele Ann Christiansen - Real Estate & Public - Hamburg
Dr. Martin Gerecke - Intellectual Property - Hamburg
Dr. Anja Naumann - Labor, Employment & Pensions - Leipzig
Dr. Markus Kaulartz - Technology, Media & Communications - Munich
Dr. Jessica Mohaupt-Schneider - Corporate/M&A - Munich
Dr. Astrid Roesener - Corporate/M&A - Munich
Susanne Schwalb - Dispute Resolution - Munich
Dr. Martin Mohr - Tax - Stuttgart
Kenya
Collette Akwana - Dispute Resolution, Technology, Media & Communications - Nairobi
Luxembourg
Aurélia Viémont - Banking and Finance – Regulatory - Luxembourg
Mexico
Fernando Nava - Infrastructure and Project Finance - Mexico City
Netherlands
Tessa Penninks - Banking & Finance - Amsterdam
Marlous de Groot - Banking & Finance - Amsterdam
Rogier de Very - Intellectual Property - Amsterdam
Clair Wermers - Corporate/M&A - Amsterdam
Norway
Johan Svedberg - Corporate M&A, Private Equity, Funds - Oslo
Espen Debes - Corporate M&A - Stavanger
Peru
Juan Pulgar-Vidal - Real Estate - Lima
Roberth Rojas - Real Estate - Lima
Victor Farro - Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency - Lima
Poland
Michal Andruszkiewicz - Energy & Projects - Poznan
Portugal
João Paulo Gomes - Employment and Pensions - Funchal
Manuel Cassiano Neves - Energy and environment - Lisbon
Nuno Mansilha - Lusophone Africa - Lisbon
Romania
Cristina Popescu - Commercial & Regulatory - Bucharest
Serbia
Nedeljko Velisavljević - Dispute Resolution - Belgrade
Slovenia
Saša Sodja - Corporate/M&A - Ljubljana
Switzerland
Dr. Marjolaine Jakob - Insolvency and restructuring - Zurich
Turkiye
Alaz Eker Ündar - Banking & Finance - Istanbul
Ukraine
Olga Shenk - Litigation & Arbitration - Kyiv
United Arab Emirates
Ben Gibson - Media and Technology - Dubai
United Kingdom
Valentina Santambrogio - Corporate - London
Kate Badr - Corporate - London
Bruce Harvie - Corporate - Edinburgh
Kate Darracott - Corporate - Edinburgh
Jackie Vallat - Competition - London
Rosalind Morgan - Environment, Health & Safety - Aberdeen
Kerry Langton - Finance - London
Tom Hughes - Finance - London
Kirsty Nurse - Finance - Edinburgh
Chris Bradshaw - Insurance & Reinsurance - Contentious -London
Will Anderson - Litigation & Arbitration - Edinburgh
Dave Lawson - Real Estate - Manchester
Martin Garner - Real Estate Disputes - Sheffield
Rob Whiddett - Real Estate Finance - London
Jacob Gilkes - Tax - London
CMS annual partner promotions consider promotions made between 2 May 2021 and 1 May 2022.
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