Norton Rose promotes 31 to counsel ranks around the world
Norton Rose has promoted 31 lawyers to its of counsel and special counsel ranks in the firm's latest global promotions round. The firm's City office gained the largest number of new of counsel, with eight of the promoted lawyers based in London. The firm, which last year merged with Australia's Deacons, has also made seven promotions to 'special counsel' - the Australian equivalent of the of counsel title.
May 27, 2011 at 07:43 AM
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Norton Rose has promoted 31 lawyers to its of counsel and special counsel ranks in the firm's latest global promotions round.
The firm's City office gained the largest number of new of counsel, with eight of the promoted lawyers based in London.
The firm, which last year merged with Australia's Deacons, has also made seven promotions to 'special counsel' – the Australian equivalent of the of counsel title.
The firm's Hong Kong, Moscow and Paris offices, meanwhile, have received three new of counsel respectively, with Athens and Singapore seeing two promotions, with one in each of the firm's Dubai, Warsaw and Frankfurt bases.
The promotions mark a significant push in banking, which received 13 new of counsel, while corporate received six. Other practice areas to benefit from the appointments include dispute resolution, insurance, employment and real estate.
Chief executive Peter Martyr (pictured) said: "[The appointments] reflect the high commitment of our lawyers and recognise the contributions these individuals have made to our business. It is especially good this year to see promotions in such a diverse range of geographies and practice areas."
The new promotions, which took effect on 1 May, follow the recent announcement of fifteen partner promotions at the firm.
Of counsel promotions in full
Banking
Ran Robinson – London
Sarah Beau – Paris
Helene Brajou – Paris
Sean Crosky – London
Matthew Escritt – Singapore
Laurie Pearson – Singapore
Irini Proukaki – Athens
Dimitrios Rampos – Athens
Alexander Schwenk – Frankfurt
Jonathan Silver – Hong Kong
Theodoros Zafiropoulos – Moscow
Corporate
Anne-Laure Bernard-Bouissieres – Paris
Winnie Chan – Hong Kong
Artur Jonczyk – Warsaw
Hannah Meakin – London
Angelica Phillips – London
Janna Smirnova – Moscow
Dispute resolution
David Lee – London
Wynne Mok – Hong Kong
Nane Oganesyan – Moscow
Sherina Petit – London
Henry Quinlan – Dubai
Employment
Nick Howard – London
Office of General Counsel
Helen Masters – London
Special counsel promotions in full
Banking
Eric Emmett – Perth
Jessica Hope – Sydney
Insurance
David Chew – Melbourne
David Guthrie – Melbourne
Corporate
Stanley Drummond – Sydney
Dispute resolution
Riaan Piek – Perth
Real estate
Vince Baudille – Sydney
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