Global law firm A&O Shearman today announces that 33 lawyers have been promoted to its partnership, effective May 1, 2025. The promotions have been made across 11 of the firm's practice areas in 16 different offices throughout 11 countries.
Regionally, there were 14 promotions across Continental Europe, nine in the United Kingdom, four in the United States, four in Asia Pacific and two in the Middle East.
Across the firm's practices globally, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) saw the largest intake of new partners with ten promotions, followed by Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure (ENRI) with five. Debt Finance, Litigation and Investigations, and Real Estate had three promotions each. Funds and Asset Management, Global Financial Markets, and Tax had two promotions each, while there was one each in the Markets Innovation Group, Restructuring and Asset Finance.
Khalid Garousha, senior partner at A&O Shearman, said: "It is immensely gratifying to promote from within and recognize the hard work and dedication of our new partners. Their talent will be instrumental in helping us deliver innovative and high-quality solutions to the complex challenges our clients face. I look forward to seeing the impact they will make as we continue to strengthen our capabilities and shape the future of our firm."
Adam Hakki, co-chair of the Executive Committee and Board and U.S. chair at A&O Shearman, commented: "Congratulations to all of our new partners. Each one of them has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to excellence and best-in-class service to our clients. Their promotions recognize their significant contributions and reinforces the depth and breadth of talent within our firm. They will play an important role in realizing our vision to be the global elite law firm, serving the most sophisticated clients in their most significant work."
Hervé Ekué, managing partner at A&O Shearman, said: "These promotions underscore our focus on nurturing and growing our talent pipeline, which is central to our culture and strategy. Our new partners have consistently demonstrated a strong track record supporting clients across industries and exemplify the collaborative spirit that defines our firm. The geographical spread of these promotions reflects our continued investment in developing our market-leading offering across markets, products and sectors."
The elected partners are:
- Ferhat Afkar, ENRI, Jakarta
- Jackson Allen, ENRI, Perth
- Tina Barazandeh-Nejad, M&A, London
- Matthew Brown, Tax, Washington D.C.
- James Bryson, Global Financial Markets, New York
- Tomas Bury, M&A, Bratislava
- Mike Campbell, ENRI, Dubai
- Richard Chamberlain, ENRI, Dubai
- Jackie Donald, M&A, Perth
- Evgenia Erakhtina, Asset Finance, London
- Temilope Esho, Debt Finance, London
- Vittoria Faraone, Funds and Asset Management, Luxembourg
- Michael Fink, Real Estate, Düsseldorf
- Paul Fortin, Litigation and Investigations, Paris
- James Green, Debt Finance, London
- John Hibbard, Tax, New York
- Benjamin Lacourt, Funds and Asset Management, Paris
- Jules Lecoeur, M&A, Paris
- Xin Ni Lim, Debt Finance, London
- Simone Lowes, M&A, Sydney
- Aoife Mac Dermott, M&A, London
- Billy Marsh, Litigation and Investigations, Dallas
- Thomas McGuffie, Markets Innovation Group, London
- Tzvetomira Pacheva, ENRI, Paris
- Alessandra Pala, Global Financial Markets, Rome
- Emma Perrin, Real Estate, London
- Sebastian Remberg, M&A, Hamburg
- Kayleigh Sanders, M&A, Amsterdam
- Hauke Sattler, Restructuring, Hamburg
- Fatima Al-Shawaf, M&A, London
- Pol Theisen, M&A, Luxembourg
- Pieter Tieskens, Real Estate, Amsterdam
- Charlotte Willemer, Litigation and Investigations, Frankfurt