Norton Rose promotes 24 to Of Counsel and 7 to Special Counsel
27 May 2011
International legal practice Norton Rose Group has promoted twenty-four lawyers to Of Counsel and seven lawyers to Special Counsel, the Australian equivalent. The new promotions took effect from 1 May 2011 and follow the recent announcement of fifteen partner promotions within the Group.
There are eight promotions in London; seven in Australia; three each in Hong Kong; Moscow and Paris; two each in Athens and Singapore; and one each in Dubai, Warsaw and Frankfurt.
Thirteen of the promotions are in banking; seven in corporate; six in dispute resolution; two in insurance; one in employment; one in real estate and one in Office of General Counsel.
Peter Martyr, Group Chief Executive, Norton Rose Group said:
“We have promoted a significant number of lawyers to Of Counsel and Special Counsel. This reflects the high commitment of our lawyers and recognises the contributions these individuals have made to our business. It is especially good this year to see promotions in such a diverse range of geographies and practice areas”
This year’s promotions are:
Of Counsel
Banking:
Ran Robinson - London
Sarah Beau - Paris
Helene Brajou - Paris
Sean Crosky - London
Matthew Escritt - Singapore
Laurie Pearson - Singapore
Irini Proukaki - Athens
Dimitrios Rampos - Athens
Alexander Schwenk - Frankfurt
Jonathan Silver - Hong Kong
Theodoros Zafiropoulos - Moscow
Corporate:
Anne-Laure Bernard-Bouissieres - Paris
Winnie Chan - Hong Kong
Artur Jonczyk - Warsaw
Hannah Meakin - London
Angelica Phillips - London
Janna Smirnova - Moscow
Dispute Resolution:
David Lee - London
Wynne Mok - Hong Kong
Nane Oganesyan - Moscow
Sherina Petit - London
Henry Quinlan - Dubai
Employment
Nick Howard - London
Office of General Counsel
Helen Masters
Special Counsel
Banking
Eric Emmett - Perth
Jessica Hope - Sydney
Insurance
David Chew - Melbourne
David Guthrie - Melbourne
Corporate
Stanley Drummond - Sydney
Dispute Resolution:
Riaan Piek - Perth
Real Estate
Vince Baudille - Sydney
For further information please contact:
Sarah Webster, senior public relations manager
+44 (0)20 7444 5942 sarah.webster@nortonrose.com
+44 (0)77 2535 0425
Gavin Collins, public relations manager
+44 (0)20 7444 2466 gavin.collins@nortonrose.com
+44 (0)77 7065 0113
Editors note
Norton Rose Group is a leading international legal practice. We offer a full business law service from our offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Knowing how our clients’ businesses work and understanding what drives their industries is fundamental to us. Our lawyers share industry knowledge and sector expertise across borders, enabling us to support our clients anywhere in the world. We are strong in financial institutions; energy; infrastructure and commodities; transport; and technology.
We have over 1800 lawyers operating from 30 offices in Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Brussels, Canberra, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Perth, Piraeus, Prague, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Warsaw and from associate offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta and Riyadh.
Norton Rose Group comprises Norton Rose LLP, Norton Rose Australia and their respective affiliates.
Leading Canadian law firm Ogilvy Renault, and leading South African law firm Deneys Reitz, will join Norton Rose Group on 1 June 2011. The enlarged Group will have 2500 lawyers in 38 offices worldwide, including Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec, Calgary, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.