Clifford Chance makes up seven London lawyers in 38% female partner promotions round
Ten female lawyers make the grade as firm moves towards 30% female partnership target
April 19, 2018 at 07:00 AM
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Clifford Chance has made up seven City lawyers to partner in a 38%-female partner promotions round.
The seven London promotions are Cheng Li Yow and Daud Khan (corporate), Chinwe Odimba-Chapman and Sarah McAleer (tax), William Winterton (finance), Samantha Ward (litigation and Ian Painter (real estate).
Ten of the 26 new partners are female, representing 38% of the cohort – a significant improvement on last year, when the firm made up four female lawyers out of a 24-strong group, equating to 17%.
The firm, which last month become the first of the magic circle to include equity partners in its gender pay gap report, has made improving its partner gender balance a key priority and has set a target of achieving a 30% female partnership. Of the firm's current UK partners, 21% are women.
Eight of the other promotions – which take effect on 1 May – are spread across the firm's offices in continental Europe, including two in Frankfurt and two in Paris.
By practice, corporate is the principal beneficiary, receiving nine of the new partners.
The firm is the last of the magic circle to announce its 2018 promotions. Allen & Overy is making up four London lawyers in a 20-strong round, while earlier this month Freshfields announced the promotion of 12 lawyers in one of the firm's smallest ever partnership ounds
Linklaters is promoting 27 lawyers to partner this year, including 10 in London, while last month Slaughter and May made up three associates, including two women.
CC managing partner Matthew Layton said: "Each of them has established their credentials as a go-to adviser for clients by virtue of their well-recognised expertise and excellent client service skills. They share a strong international mindset – 80% of the group has already worked in more than one of our offices globally. The make-up of this group also demonstrates the breadth and diversity that will underpin our future success."
Partner promotions in full:
Americas
Thais Garcia – New York, corporate
Jeff LeMaster – New York, capital markets
Robert Hagan – Washington DC, capital markets
Asia-Pacific
Yong Bai – Beijing, corporate
Hong Zhang – Beijing, corporate
Bryan Koo – Hong Kong, corporate
Thomas England – Singapore, finance
Satbir Walia – Singapore, corporate
Hans Menski – Tokyo, finance
Continental Europe
Ilse van Gasteren – Amsterdam, finance
Kristina Jaeger – Frankfurt, real estate
Ines Keitel – Frankfurt, corporate
Gioacchino Foti – Milan, capital markets
Vladimir Barbolin – Moscow, finance
Charles-Henri Boeringer – Paris, litigation and dispute resolution
Julien Rocherieux – Paris, capital markets
Milosz Golab – Warsaw, finance
London
Cheng Li Yow – corporate
Daud Khan – corporate
William Winterton – finance
Samantha Ward – litigation and dispute resolution
Ian Painter – real estate
Chinwe Odimba-Chapman – Tax, Pensions & Employment
Sarah McAleer – tax, pensions and employment
Middle East
Dan Royle – Riyadh, corporate
Paul Coates – Dubai, litigation and dispute resolution
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