Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner have both announced which lawyers they have promoted to partner—with Cleary nearly doubling its round from last year.

Cleary has promoted 26 partners, with the promotions effective from January 1, 2025. The most represented office in the set is New York, with ten new partners based in the city, followed by four in Washington D.C., three in London, two in Paris, and one lawyer apiece in Frankfurt, Rome, Brussels, Abu Dhabi, and Hong Kong.

Meanwhile, one lawyer—Frederic Martin—will split their time between London and Paris.

The 26 promotions are a significant increase on the 15 partners made up by the firm in 2023—which was itself an increase on the nine promotions made the year before that.

Cleary’s managing partner Michael Gerstenzang said: “These new partners and counsel reflect our long tradition of excellence in client service, and have demonstrated the creativity, pragmatic acumen and skills to address the most complicated client needs.”

BCLP has promoted 24 partners across ten of its offices—equalling its cohort from 2023.

Six of the new partners are based in London, five in St. Louis, three in San Francisco, two in Atlanta, New York, Kansas City, and one in London, Irvine, and Denver.

Like Cleary, the firm’s promotions take effect on the first day of 2025.

BCLP now has 466 partners globally. Women account for 46% of the year’s cohort.

The firm’s CEO Steve Baumer commented: “These lawyers embody our culture of collaboration and client-focused approach. Their collective insight and dedication are instrumental in supporting our clients’ evolving needs.”

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Cleary partner promotions


Emily Alfano (New York/Private Funds)

Alexander Argyris (New York/Private Funds)

Tom Bednar (Washington, D.C./Litigation and Arbitration)

Samuel Chang (Washington, D.C./Foreign Investment and National Security)

Synne D. Chapman (New York/Capital Markets)

Swift Edgar (New York/Tax)

Chris Gollop (London/M&A)

Jens Hafemann (Frankfurt/Tax)

Cunzhen Huang (Washington, D.C./Antitrust)

Joseph Kay (New York/Antitrust)

Anna Kogan (New York/Debt Finance)

Samuel Levander (New York/Litigation and Arbitration)

Frederic Martin (London; Paris/Capital Markets)

Bernardo Massella (Rome/Banking and Financial Institutions)

Blair (Kuykendall) Matthews (Washington, D.C./Antitrust)

John Messent (London/Antitrust)

Vladimir Novak (Brussels/Antitrust)

Kelsey Nussenfeld (New York/M&A)

Alexis Raguet (Paris/Capital Markets; Corporate/M&A)

Ferdisha Snagg (London/Banking and Financial Institutions)

Hugues Tabardel (Paris/M&A)

Mohamed Taha (Abu Dhabi/Capital Markets)

Carina Wallance (New York/Capital Solutions, Special Situations and Restructuring)

Shuangjun Wang (New York/Capital Markets)

Biyuan Zhang (Hong Kong/Capital Markets)

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BCLP partner promotions


Peter Bay, St. Louis – Class Actions & Mass Torts

Jake Crabtree, St. Louis – Finance Transactions

Lindsay Cross, Atlanta – Corporate Transactions

Ethan Fitzpatrick, New York – Intellectual Property & Technology Disputes

Thomas Haller, London – Commercial Construction

Emilee Hargis, St. Louis – Antitrust, Competition & Trade

Jarret Hitchings, Charlotte – Finance Transactions

Sam Hofmeier, Kansas City – Class Actions & Mass Torts

Sarah Holdmeyer, Kansas City – Employment & Labor

Thea Hromadka, St. Louis – Commercial Real Estate

Peter Hur, New York – Commercial Real Estate

Matthew Johnson, Denver – Corporate Transactions

Merrit Jones, San Francisco – Class Actions & Mass Torts

Alexandra Kirby, London – Business & Commercial Disputes

Michel Koutsomanis, Paris – Commercial Real Estate

Goli Mahdavi, San Francisco – Technology, Commercial & Government Affairs

Tim O’Connell, St. Louis – Finance Transactions

Thomas Pearman, London – Commercial Real Estate

Katherine Pope, London – Employment & Labor

Diana Rosia, Atlanta – Corporate Transactions

Jennifer Varley, London – Arbitration, Real Estate & Construction Disputes

Adam Vukovic, San Francisco – Business & Commercial Disputes

Kristin Webb, Irvine – Financial Services Disputes & Investigations

Benjamin Wheeler, London – Technology, Commercial & Government Affairs