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CMS promotions to partnership

Frankfurt, 24 April 2023

International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the promotion of new partners. The appointments span 28 cities across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, with women accounting for almost one third of the promotions globally.

Despite the ongoing challenging times for all businesses both economically and politically, CMS has continued to invest in its people across all of its offices and geographies in which the firm operates. This latest cohort of new partners is a reflection of this. 

Pierre-Sébastien Thill, CMS Chairman, comments:  

“Congratulations to our new partners. At CMS, it is very important to us that we recognise individual contributions and performance; and give everyone the opportunity to use their talents and fulfil their potential. While taking on the responsibilities of a partner during these challenging times is not an easy task, I know that our new partners have the necessary depth of knowledge to anticipate our clients' challenges and the experience to meet them in innovative and sector-shaping ways.”

The full list of new partners is detailed below:

JurisdictionPartnerExpertiseOffice
AustriaArno Zimmermann

Corporate/M&A, Litigation & Arbitration

Vienna
 Hans Lederer

Intellectual Property, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Commercial

Vienna
 Klaus Pateter

Technology, Media & Telecoms, Commercial, Start-ups

Vienna

Belgium (EU Law Office)

Siobhan KahmannCompetition & TradeBrussels
ColombiaLeopoldo OlavarríaCorporate/M&A, Energy & Climate Change, CommercialBogotá
FranceGeoffrey LevesqueBanking & FinanceParis
 Virginie Corbet-Picard Corporate/M&A, Private EquityParis
 Benoît GomelCorporate/M&A, Private EquityParis
 Maïté OllivierEmployment & PensionsParis
 William Hamon TaxParis
 Sarah Dardour-Attali TaxParis
Germany

Thomas Maur

Banking, Finance & Insurance  Cologne
 Dr. Florian Plagemann Corporate/M&AFrankfurt
 Dr. Benedikt Forschner   EmploymentMunich
 Dr. Martin FriedbergTaxDüsseldorf
Italy

Giacomo Cavasola

Corporate/M&ARome
 Marco IannacciDispute Resolution – Public LawRome
 Luca Vincenzi  TaxMilan
 Matia Campo Technology, Media & Telecoms, Intellectual PropertyRome
Luxembourg

Andreea Antonescu

Corporate/M&ALuxembourg
 Hugo ArellanoEmployment Luxembourg
Netherlands

Oskar van de Weijer

Litigation & InsuranceAmsterdam
 Jasper KampherbeekReal Estate – Civil Law NotariesAmsterdam
 Jan Peter IJspeertReal Estate & ConstructionAmsterdam
Norway

Henrik Nordling

Antitrust, Competition & TradeOslo
 Alf Amund GulsvikPublic ProcurementOslo

Oman

Charles DolphinEnergy & InfrastructureMuscat

Peru

Alessandra Cocchella

Dispute Resolution  Lima
 Jesús Abanto  Energy & Climate Change Lima
 Nestor Shimabukuro 

Public Procurement, Infrastructure & Projects

Lima
 Yessica ManzurTaxLima
PolandAlicja Zalewska-OrabonaIntellectual Property, Trade MarksWarsaw
PortugalTiago Valente de OliveiraCorporate/M&ALisbon
 Bernardo Cunha FerreiraEnergy & Climate ChangeLisbon
 Tiago Machado Graça Lusophone AfricaLisbon
RomaniaMihai Jiganie-SerbanDispute Resolution, White Collar CrimeBucharest
SerbiaNenad KovačevićDispute Resolution, Corporate/M&A, Competition & EU
 
Belgrade
SpainIrene MiróCorporate/M&A, Energy & Climate Change    Madrid
 Ignacio Cerrato Corporate/M&A, Private Equity, Energy & Climate ChangeMadrid
 Pedro FerrerasCorporate/M&A, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Start-ups,
Automotive
Barcelona
South Africa

Andre van den Berg

Banking & Finance, Hotels & Leisure, Real Estate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Johannesburg
 Bridgett Majola 

Banking & Finance, Project Finance/Energy & Infrastructure

Johannesburg
 Kabelo Dlothi Corporate/M&A, Private Equity, Energy & Climate Change Johannesburg
 Lucinda HixmanEmployment & LabourJohannesburg
SwitzerlandDr. Simone Brauchbar BirkhäuserIntellectual Property & Consumer Products Zurich
 Dr. Matthias KuertBanking & FinanceZurich
United Kingdom

David Dennis

Commercial, Technology & MediaGlasgow
 

Sam Oustayiannis

Commercial, Technology & MediaLondon
 

Daniel Weston

Corporate, Private EquityLondon
 

Jamie Burgess

Corporate, Private EquityLondon
 

Amanda Chamming’s

Pensions London
 Natalie MeePensions London
 Matthew BrownEnergy & InfrastructureLondon
 Davinia CowdenEnergy & Infrastructure

Glasgow

 Sarah Brook    Financial ServicesLondon
 Tom CallabyFinancial ServicesLondon
 Fiona HendersonFinancial ServicesAberdeen
 Kelly SaligerIntellectual Property, Trade MarksLondon
 Sara KeagReal Estate Disputes    London
 Irfaan KhaliqReal Estate TransactionsLondon
 Scott CurtisReal Estate TransactionsLondon
 Philip ReidCorporate, Tax London

Press contact

Amanda Lietz
Amanda Lietz
Head of ESG and Communications
Frankfurt (CMS Legal)
T +49 69 86 7905 801