International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed 29 Partners, 3 Senior Counsel, 2 Special Counsel, 24 Counsel and 4 Legal Directors in its annual global promotion round. All are effective from May 2023 with one Partner (Matt Noble) appointed in November last year.
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
- 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
