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January 24, 2026
Freshfields announces 44 new counsel promotions

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- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted 44 lawyers to the position of counsel across its global offices and practice groups, including Antitrust, Dispute Resolution, Global Transactions, People & Reward, and Tax
- The newly promoted counsel are based in cities such as London, New York, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Paris, and others
- Senior Partner Georgia Dawson welcomed the new counsel, highlighting their experience, technical skills, and leadership qualities
- The full list of promoted individuals was provided by the firm.
Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has announced the promotion of 44 new counsel from across all regions and practice groups. This group of lawyers is drawn from Freshfields’ deep pool of talent and reflects the firm’s international expertise. They will play an important role in driving forward Freshfields’ growth agenda and people and client strategies. Freshfields Senior Partner Georgia Dawson commented: “We are delighted to welcome our new group of counsel. These talented lawyers bring tremendous experience and insight to the roles, combining strong technical and team leadership skills, client focus and commercial insight. We wish them every success and look forward to working with them in the years ahead.” The list of promotions is set out below: Antitrust, Competition and Trade Laurent Bougard, Hong Kong Mariusz Motyka-Mojkowski, Berlin Dispute Resolution Tobias André, Frankfurt Sebastian Burow, Hamburg Nicholas Caselli, New York Hanno Delp, Frankfurt Harriet Hanks, London Stephan Hillenbrand, Munich Daniel Hunt, London Nino De Lathauwer, Brussels Maria Julia Milesi, Washington Simon Murray, London Matei Purice, Paris Holger Roos, Frankfurt Oliver Talhoff, Düsseldorf Global Transactions Oliver Aikens, London Justus Anacker, Düsseldorf Stefan Bajohr, Düsseldorf Simon Dievart, Paris Matthew Dodwell, London Tom Dye, London Viviane Fröhling , Düsseldorf Maxim Frolov, London Falko Glasow, Frankfurt Carla Gómez, Madrid Alicia Hildner, Frankfurt Jeff Jay, New York Thomas Jeannin, Paris Kai Jungbluth, Frankfurt Arne Krawinkel, Hamburg Cindy Kwong, Hong Kong Aileen Legré, Paris Philipp Lehmann, Hamburg Reena Parmar, London Walid Salib, Riyadh Marius Scherb, Hamburg Vinita Sithapathy, New York Bert Spijkervet, Amsterdam Tom Wallis, London Tracy Zhang, Silicon Valley Celia Zhou, Hong Kong Quan Zhou, Hong Kong People & Reward Harriet Gaillard, London Tax Alison Dickie, London
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