Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance appoints 23 new partners

Clifford Chance has today announced the election of 23 lawyers to its partnership, including 12 new partners in Asia, 9 of whom are focused on the Greater China region.

David Childs, Clifford Chance Managing Partner comments, "I am delighted to welcome these talented lawyers to our partnership.  These new partners represent the future of the firm.  They already play leading roles in the development of our business and in ensuring that Clifford Chance provides the most integrated high-quality client offer of any international law firm.  The significant number of promotions in Asia this year, reflects the vibrant nature of our business in the region, which is further bolstered by the enthusiasm and dedication of these individuals."

The 23 new partners includes eight from Clifford Chance's Corporate practice, as the Firm continues to expand its already strong international corporate client base.

The promotions are in addition to the 14 new partners admitted to the firm as a result of the finalised mergers with Chang Pistilli & Simmons and Cochrane Lishman Carson Luscombe in Australia.

The promotions took effect 1 May 2011. 

The newly promoted partners are:

• Mo Al-Shukairy – Dubai, Corporate
• Neeraj Budhwani – Hong Kong, Corporate
• Helen Carty – London, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Matthew Fairclough – Hong Kong, Capital Markets
• Eduardo Garcia – Madrid, Capital Markets
• Sonia Gilbert – London, Tax, Pensions and Employment
• Antonio Golino – Milan, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Paul Greenwell – Hong Kong, Finance
• Kelly Gregory – Shanghai, Corporate
• Sandy Hall – Abu Dhabi, Finance
• Johannes Juette – Singapore, Capital Markets
• Bruce Kahl – London, Capital Markets
• Hyun Kim – Hong Kong, Capital Markets
• Virginia Lee – Hong Kong, Corporate
• Maggie Lo – Beijing, Finance
• Glen Ma – Shanghai, Corporate
• Dauwood Malik – Hong Kong, Finance
• Dessislava Savova – Paris, Corporate
• Pablo Serrano – Madrid, Tax, Pensions and Employment
• Narind Singh – London, Corporate
• Jeroen Thijssen – Amsterdam, Corporate
• Jean Thio – Shanghai, Capital Markets
• Merrick White – Singapore, Finance

The total number of partners at Clifford Chance from 1 May 2011 is 577.