Bird & Bird appoints 30 to Partner, 3 to Senior Counsel, 2 to Special Counsel, 24 to Counsel and 4 to Legal Director in annual global promotion round

Graeme Maguire, Chair, Bird & Bird says: “On behalf of the Board, congratulations to all of these individuals on their well-deserved promotions. Each of those promoted has demonstrated that they exemplify Bird & Bird’s exceptional, inclusive culture in their own way, bringing their unique strengths, insights and skills to the table for the good of our clients and our firm. I look forward to seeing each of these individuals thrive and supporting them to realise their full potential.”

Christian Bartsch, CEO, Bird & Bird says: “A huge congratulations to those promoted across our international network. As one of our largest promotions rounds yet, I’m thrilled to see this year’s promising cohort of new talent – a diverse mix of bright and passionate individuals taking the next step in their careers at Bird & Bird. I’m excited to work with them all as we continue to deliver outstanding service to our clients.”

Those promoted are:

Partner:

• Adam Meisels – Corporate, London 
• Anton Aerts – Employment, Brussels 
• Artur-Konrad Wypych – Employment, Dusseldorf 
• Calogero Porrello – Corporate, Milan 
• Cedric Berckmans – Corporate, Brussels 
• Christine Danos – IP, London 
• Claire Barker – Finance & Financial Regulation, London 
• Constantin Eikel – IP, Dusseldorf
• Dániel Aranyi – Competition & EU, Budapest 
• Elisabetta Bandera – IP, Milan 
• Emily Clark – Employment, London 
• Emma Green – IP, London 
• Furat Ashraf – Employment, London 
• Giuliana Polacco – Tax, Milan 
• Iina-Mari Supperi – Corporate, Helsinki
• Loren Leung – Tech & Comms, Singapore
• Matt Noble – IP, London 
• Miriam Richter – Commercial, Munich 
• Nick Green – Commercial, London 
• Peter van Gemert – IP, The Hague 
• Rita Tardiolo – IP, Milan 
• Santiago Lardiés – Corporate, Madrid 
• Sebastian Bergenthal - Finance & Financial Regulation, Frankfurt 
• Tom Darvill – IP, London
• Victor Tse – IP, Hong Kong 
• Ville Alahuhta – Tax, Helsinki 
• Vincent Rezzouk-Hammachi – Privacy & Data Protection, London 
• Wilfred Steenbruggen – Commercial/Privacy & Data Protection, The Hague 
• Will Deller – Commercial, London
• Willy Mikalef – Commercial/Privacy & Data Protection, Paris

Senior Counsel:

• Bartłomiej Niewczas – Dispute Resolution, Warsaw
• Marcin Bartkowiak - Regulatory & Administrative, Dusseldorf
• Nick Pearson – IP, Dusseldorf

Special Counsel:

• James Hoy - Dispute Resolution, Sydney 
• Matthew Bovaird - Competition & EU, Sydney

Counsel:

• Anne-Laure Rastoul – Employment, Paris
• Baptist Vleeshouwers – Competition & EU, Brussels 
• Bastian Selck – IP, Dusseldorf
• Carolin Saupe – Commercial, Dusseldorf
• Cecilie Ørgaard Hald – Regulatory & Administrative, Copenhagen 
• Clarissa Otto – IP, Munich
• Daphne Diorio Borri – Employment, Milan
• Dária Szabó – Corporate, Budapest
• Guillaume Fort – Commercial, Paris 
• Jacopo Nardelli - Regulatory & Administrative, Milan 
• Jan Van Dieck – IP, Munich
• Johan Ingerslev – Commercial, Copenhagen
• Johanna Schindler – Corporate, Frankfurt
• Juuso Pyy – Commercial, Helsinki 
• Lukas Holmberg – Corporate, Stockholm
• Marta Kwiatkowska-Cylke – Commercial, Warsaw 
• Michaela von Voß – Commercial, Munich
• Michael Brüggemann – Tax, Frankfurt
• Michał Olszewski – Employment, Warsaw 
• Monika Hughes – Commercial, Warsaw
• Moritz Neidel – IP, Hamburg
• Natasha Cheng – Employment, Singapore 
• Sadri Desenne-Djoudi - Finance & Financial Regulation, Paris
• William Schofield - Finance & Financial Regulation, Helsinki 

Legal Director:

• Caroline Brown – Tax, London 
• Henry Elliot – IP, London 
• Sanjana Sura – Commercial, London 
• Tessa Charlton – General Counsel, London