Bird & Bird appoints 17 to Partner, 5 to Senior Counsel, 34 to Counsel and 5 to Legal Director in annual global promotion round

Graeme Maguire, Chair, Bird & Bird says: “On behalf of the Board, it’s with great pleasure that I congratulate all those promoted this year. Our culture is the common thread that runs through our firm worldwide. It’s been formed over many years as we’ve grown, guiding the way we work and deliver for our clients. These individuals exemplify our culture and what we expect of ourselves, enriching our firm still further. I look forward to seeing these talented individuals continue to excel.”

Christian Bartsch, CEO, Bird & Bird adds: “Many congratulations to all those promoted across our firm. As we pass the one-year milestone in our five-year strategy, this diverse mix of bright and passionate individuals embody our plans for ambitious growth. I’m excited to work with them as one seamless international team as we continue to deliver outstanding service to our clients.”

Those promoted are:

Partner:

• Will Bryson – Commercial, London
• Jolie Giouw – Corporate, Singapore
• Lukas Holmberg – Corporate, Stockholm
• Benjamin Karcher – Employment, Dusseldorf
• Annika Lückemann – IP, Hamburg
• Susanne Lutz – Dispute Resolution, Munich
• Andreas Obermeier – IP, Munich
• James Pearson – IP, London
• Olivier Peronnau – Corporate, Paris
• Simona Peter – Dispute Resolution, London
• Alberto Rodriguez – Corporate, Madrid
• Louise Sargeant – IP, London
• Moritz Schroeder – IP, Dusseldorf
• Csongor Tompa - Finance & Financial Regulation, Budapest
• Jan Van Dieck – IP, Munich
• Carlos van Staveren – IP, The Hague
• Ben Woodfield – Commercial, London

Senior Counsel:

• Jan Bärenfänger – IP, Dusseldorf
• Michael Gaßner – Corporate, Munich
• Sandy Gerlach – Employment, Munich
• Julia Grensemann – IP, Hamburg
• Nils Lölfing – Commercial, Dusseldorf

Counsel:

• Esa Airola – Employment, Helsinki
• Sören Alborn – IP, Munich
• Lucia Antonazzi – Commercial, Rome
• Dasha Arntyr - Employment, Stockholm
• Caroline Arrighi-Savoie – Commercial, Paris
• Antonio Ballesteros – Corporate, Madrid
• Karina Bischoff – Employment, Dusseldorf
• Lucas Brons – IP, Hamburg
• Diane de Bustamante – Finance & Financial Regulation, Paris
• Anke Dieckhoff – Commercial, Frankfurt
• Sofia El Biyed – Corporate, Paris
• Stefan Gross – IP, Munich
• Yannick Hefti – Dispute Resolution, Dubai
• Simon Hembt – IP, Frankfurt
• Maximilian Hillenkamp – IP, Munich
• Florian Hinderer – Commercial, Munich
• Anja Holtermann – Commercial, Dusseldorf
• Roksana Hosseini – IP, Munich
• Juliana Kliesch – Commercial, Hamburg
• Maximilian Koch – Employment, Munich
• Gökhan Kosak – Commercial, Munich
• Teemu Lahdelma – Commercial, Helsinki
• Jan Medele – Corporate, Dusseldorf
• Matteo Meroni – Corporate, Milan
• Mathias Mølsted Andersen – Commercial, Copenhagen
• Caroline Mouriquand – Employment, Lyon
• Stephanie Ning – IP, Hong Kong
• Julie Ryttov Damgaard – Commercial, Copenhagen
• Felix Schmidtke – Commercial, Dusseldorf
• Jonas Smeets – IP, Dusseldorf
• Nathan Soulié – IP, Lyon
• Aubrey Tao – Corporate, Shanghai
• Nelly Throo – IP, Lyon
• Sophie Wang – Employment, Shanghai

Legal Director:

• Rob Collier-Wright – Employment, London
• Hannah Fletcher – Corporate, London
• Tiran Gunawardena – Commercial, London
• Alasdair Muller – Commercial, London
• Matt Pack - Dispute Resolution, London