Allens promotes 21 to partnership globally

Allen & Overy has promoted 21 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, up from 18 last year. Managing partner Wim Dejonghe said: "Our partner promotions reflect client demand for advisers to be as global as they are. We are gearing up for the future, putting the right resources in the right places. In particular, we are continuing to invest in our French, German and US offices as well as increasing our capabilities in key emerging markets in the Middle East and Asia. "Becoming a partner is a key milestone in a lawyer's career. I would like to congratulate all the new partners on their promotion, and I look forward to seeing them shape the global firm that our clients need." The details of the promotions are as follows: Abu Dhabi Nick Stuart, corporate Amsterdam Brechje van der Velden, litigation Antwerp Tom Schoors, litigation Beijing Jane Jiang, international capital markets Bratislava Renatus Kollar, banking Dubai Seth Jones, corporate Frankfurt Thomas Neubaum, banking Hamburg Nicolaus Ascherfeld, corporate Jakarta Andrew Digges, banking London Duncan Bellamy, corporate Sachin Dave, international capital markets Jamie Durham, international capital markets Simon Fuge , risk management Anthony Sinclair, litigation Christopher Woolf, real estate Luxembourg Frank Mausen, international capital markets Munich Alexander Veith, corporate New York Erwin Dweck, real estate John Kibler, banking David Lucking, international capital markets Paris Brice Henry, international capital markets

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