Bird & Bird Appoints 9 Partners, 1 Senior Counsel and 14 Counsel in Annual Global Promotions

International law firm Bird & Bird promotes 9 Partners in its annual promotion round, as well as 1 Senior Counsel and 14 Counsel.

The promotions are effective from 1 May 2018, except for 3 of the partners who were appointed in November last year.

Massimiliano Mostardini, Chairman, Bird & Bird says: "Huge congratulations to each of these individuals who represent our talent here at Bird & Bird. I look forward to seeing them reach their full potential over the next few years."

David Kerr, CEO, Bird & Bird says: "Congratulations to all on taking their roles at Bird & Bird to the next level. I am thrilled such a talented group of our lawyers are becoming Partners and Counsel. Each person has a huge amount to offer, and I anticipate their passion and ability will play a large role in driving forward our strategy in coming years."

Those promoted are:

Partner:

• Arnoud Knijnenburg – Tax, Netherlands (November 2017)
• Balint Halasz –IP,Hungary
• Eleanor Root – IP, UK
• Federico Valle – Corporate, Italy
• Hermann Rothfuchs – Regulatory & Competition, Germany (November 2017)
• Marco Nicolai – Real Estate, UK
• Marta Koremba – IP, Poland (November 2017)
• Pal Szabo – Corporate, Hungary
• Rossella Sansone – Banking & Finance, Italy

Senior Counsel:

• Tobias Bräutigam – Commercial, Finland

Counsel:

• Carole Bodin - Corporate, France
• Chris Healy -Corporate, China
• Domien Op de Beeck – IP, Belgium
• Elie Kaufman – Real Estate, Germany
• Iina-Mari Supperi – Corporate, Finland
• Jakub Ziemba – Banking and Finance, Poland
• Johanna Wärnberg – Corporate, Sweden
• Lea Noemi Mackert – Commercial, Germany
• Michael Zavodsky – DR, Germany
• Nicolas Carbonnelle – Regulatory and Administrative, Belgium
• Rachael Petersen - Corporate, UAE
• Tobias Wilcke -IP, Germany
• Tung-Gia Du – IP, Germany
• Victor Tse – IP, China