Clifford Chance announces new Senior Counsel and Counsel appointments across Europe

Global law firm Clifford Chance announces the appointment of new Senior Counsel and new Counsel across its European offices, effective 1 May 2026.

Chinwe Odimba-Chapman and Steve Jacoby, co-Regional Managing Partners for One Europe, said: “These appointments reflect our commitment to delivering outstanding service to our clients and strengthening our position as a leading global law firm in Europe. By investing in our people, we secure the future of our firm and continue to meet our clients’ evolving needs.”

The new Senior Counsel and Counsel appointments span all expertise across the firm’s European offices, including M&A, Antitrust, Private Capital, Technology, Tax and Litigation.

Senior Counsel

• Nolan Groenland, Tax, Pensions, Employment & Incentives, Amsterdam
• Hélène Kouyaté, Capital Markets, Paris
• Christian Lennig, Funds & Asset Management, Luxembourg

Counsel

• Adrien Albinet, Disputes, Paris
• Philippe Baert, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Brussels
• Andrés Berral, Real Estate, Madrid
• Constantin Beytout, Capital Markets, Paris
• Sanne Blankestijn, Tax, Pensions, Employment & Incentives, Amsterdam
• Thomas Chneiweiss, Project Development & Finance, Paris
• Laurent Dimmer, Disputes, Luxembourg
• Pascale Ekue, Tax, Pensions, Employment & Incentives, Paris
• Vincent Engel, Structured Finance, Amsterdam
• Arne Gayk, Antitrust & Trade, Düsseldorf
• Sabrina Gilles, Tax, Pensions, Employment & Incentives, Frankfurt
• Orsolya Gondos, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Amsterdam
• Jérémy Guilbault, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Paris
• Anne Hendrikx, Disputes, Amsterdam
• Quentin Hervé, Debt Finance, Paris
• Azal Khan, Disputes, Frankfurt
• Michael Kümmel, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Frankfurt
• Thomas Linard de Guertechin, Tax, Pensions, Employment & Incentives, Brussels
• Johannes Lüer, Antitrust & Trade, Düsseldorf
• Vittorio Novelli, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Rome
• Anna Pawłowska, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Warsaw
• Ribana Piontek, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Düsseldorf
• Sadan Ramovic, Restructuring & Insolvency, Luxembourg
• Brecht Smeets, Funds & Asset Management, Luxembourg
• Maximilian Sondermann, Disputes, Düsseldorf
• Laura Stegeman, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Amsterdam
• Vanessa Steiner, Debt Finance, Frankfurt
• Alexander Stemmler, Tax, Pensions, Employment & Incentives, Düsseldorf
• Antonia Walter, Structured Finance, Frankfurt