Powered by LawFuel – Allen & Overy has announced the promotion of 29 new partners across its international network, effective 1 May 2020. The new partners cover five of the firm’s main practice areas, with nine new partners in both Banking and Corporate, five in both International Capital Markets (ICM) and Litigation and one in Real Estate.

Of the 29 new partners 13 are female, accounting for 45% of the group. Geographically the new partners represent 13 offices across A&O’s global network, with 66% of them outside London.

Commenting on this news, global managing partner Andrew Ballheimer comments: “In these difficult times it’s heartening to share this positive news. This group demonstrates the breadth of expertise we have globally at A&O and, importantly, shows that our focus on female progression in recent years is having a positive impact. I extend my congratulations to all the new partners and wish them the very best as their careers progress.”

Global managing partner elect, Gareth Price, who begins his term in the role on 1 May 2020 adds: “I am very pleased to welcome this group to the partnership. They are a clear representation of the exceptional talent we foster across the world. As senior partner, Wim has championed the diversity agenda at A&O and we will look to build on this progress together as we move into our new terms as leaders of the firm. I look forward to working alongside the new partners to support our clients and our people as they navigate the current challenging conditions and in the continued success of the firm in the years ahead.”

The full list of new partners:

Gijs Linse	Corporate	Amsterdam
Noparat Kaewsringarm	Corporate	Bangkok
Benjamin Crawford	Corporate	Beijing
Ben Ward	Corporate	Dubai
Kirsten O’Connell	Litigation	Dubai
Michael Weiss	Corporate	Frankfurt
Kung-Wei Liu	ICM	Hong Kong
François Renard	Corporate	Hong Kong
Jaclyn Yeap	ICM	Hong Kong
Umut Gurgey	Banking	Istanbul
Dominic von Wulffen	Banking	London
Jane Glancy	Banking	London
Joydeep Choudhuri	Banking	London
Peter Mailer	Banking	London
Alex Tilley	Corporate	London
Claire Coppel	Corporate	London
Iona Misheva	ICM	London
Sarah Hitchins	Litigation	London
Emma Willoughby	Real Estate	London
Paul Sampson	Banking	London
Jillian Ashley	Banking	New York
Beth Troy	ICM	New York
Bradley Pensyl	Litigation	New York
Caroline Delavet	Banking	Paris
Dan Benguigui	Litigation	Paris
Olivier Picquerey	Litigation	Paris
Petr Vybiral	ICM	Prague
Jean Ye	Corporate	Shanghai
Xue Wang	Banking	Tokyo