Clifford Chance promotes only 17 to partnership in 2009

Magic circle firm Clifford Chance has only made up 17 partners this year, a 50 per cent drop compared to last year's 35 new partners. Globally, the firm will have 587 partners once the promotions take effect on August 1. In Clifford Chances' London headquartes, only three associates were made partners, after eleven in 2008. The new partners are: Americas Isabel Carvalho, São Paulo, Capital Markets George Kleinfeld, Washington, L&DR Fabricio Longhin, Washington, Finance Asia Matthias Feldmann, Hong Kong, Corporate Terence Foo, Beijing, Corporate Matthew Truman, Hong Kong, Finance Donna Wacker, Hong Kong, L&DR Yang TieCheng, Beijing, Finance Continental Europe Gregor Evenkamp, Frankfurt, Capital Markets Björn Heinlein, Düsseldorf, Corporate Christoph Holstein, Düsseldorf, Corporate Frederick Lacroix, Paris, Capital Markets Inigo Villoria, Madrid, L&DR London & Middle East Simon Crown, London, Finance Deborah Zandstra, London, Finance Mike Taylor, Dubai, Corporate Iain White, London, Finance

Clifford Chance promotes only 17 to partnership in 2009 legalweek.com Tue, Jul 28, 2009