Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has announced the appointment of 22 new partners, with effect from 1 May 2021. Drawn from every region and practice area, the new partners are all exceptional lawyers who reflect the depth and breadth of expertise across the firm. Eleven of the new partners are women, surpassing the firm's recently announced gender diversity target for new partners.

Commenting on the promotions, Freshfields Senior Partner, Georgia Dawson said, “I am delighted to welcome such a strong group of colleagues to Freshfields’ global partnership. Our new partners bring diverse thinking, backgrounds and experience to our partnership, all critical to helping our clients navigate the ongoing complexities of the legal and business landscape. The promotion of our new partners reflects the firm’s focus on diversity over several years and I look forward to working with each of them as we continue to build our firm for the future.”

The full list of appointments is set out below:

Antitrust, Competition and Trade Jenn Mellott, Washington / Brussels Maria Dreher, Vienna / Brussels Sharon Malhi, London Dispute Resolution Christoph Werkmeister, Düsseldorf David Livshiz, New York Joaquin (Jack) Terceño, Tokyo Laura Whiting, London Natalia Gómez, Madrid Global Transactions Andrea Merediz Basham, New York Gerrit Beckhaus, Hamburg Julien Rebibo, Paris Ludwig Hartenau, Vienna Lauren Honeyben, London Olga Stürmer, Munich Philipp Dohnke, Hamburg Philip Morgan, Singapore Richard Johnson, London Theresa Ehlen, Frankfurt / Düsseldorf Tom Lawless, Abu Dhabi People & Reward Holly Insley, London

Tax Bob van Kasteren, Amsterdam Sarah Bond, London ENDS

Notes for Editors

The firm’s global gender diversity target, as announced in March 2021, is for new partners to average at least 40% women and 40% men (20% men, women or non-binary) between now and 2026.

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