The new partners hail from the firm’s offices across the globe
Over 60 lawyers have ascended to Baker McKenzie’s global partnership in its latest promotions round.
The new partners are based in the firm’s offices across Asia, Europe, the UK, US, the Middle East and South America.
“Our FY21 promotions have been carefully considered to ensure our clients receive the best possible service and that we continue to be a firm where we have deep technical expertise, unrivalled local knowledge, and of course an incredible global platform,” global chair Milton Cheng said.
The firm elevated lawyers in a variety of practice areas, but the M&A and tax teams benefited the most from the promotions round.
“We continue to build on key strengths in areas including M&A, PE and in other complex cross border transactions, tax disputes, multi-jurisdictional investigations and in the digital transformation space, where we have an industry leading offering that spans our full range of practices,” Cheng said.
The new partners are listed as follows:
Antitrust and competition
Banking and finance
Capital markets
Dispute resolution
Employment and compensation
International commercial and trade
IP tech
M&A
Private equity
Projects
Real estate
Tax
Cheng said that the promotions round indicates the firm’s strategy of “nurturing the careers of our people and recruiting the best possible talent to join our firm.”
“It is also notable that our new partners come from offices right across the globe, underscoring our unwavering commitment to being a truly global firm in both our outlook and our presence,” he said.
