Cleary, BCLP Set Out Latest Partner Promotion Rounds
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have both announced which lawyers they have promoted to partner—with the latter firm nearly doubling its round from last year.
November 13, 2024 at 07:39 AM
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Partner PromotionsCleary 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
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