Almost half of a global firm’s new partners are from the Asia Pacific region
Almost half of Ashurst’s newest partners are from the Asia Pacific region, with a seven-strong group representing Australia.
The Big Six firm announced 19 new partners across nine offices, with 53% coming from Europe and 47% coming from Asia Pacific. The UK and Australia – which includes offices in Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney – have seven promotions apiece.
Most of the new partners come from the corporate division of the firm (42%), followed by finance (32%) and disputes (26%). The practice groups with the most new partners are banking and corporate, with four partners each.
The new Ashurst partners by office are:
Brisbane
Alyssa Phillips, competition
Frankfurt
Nicolas Deuerling, real estate
Hong Kong
Chin Yeoh, corporate
London
Alex Biles, securities and derivatives
Ruth Buchanan, employment
Simon Bullock, corporate
Malcolm Charles, securities and derivatives
James Fletcher, corporate
Anthony Johnson, resources and utilities
Callum McPherson, banking
Madrid
Nick Pawson, banking
Paris
Nataline Fleury, employment
Perth
Andrew Gay, resources and utilities
Singapore
Jean Woo, banking
Sydney
Stuart Dullard, corporate
Adam Firth, dispute resolution
Andrew Rankine, intellectual property
Trent Sebbens, employment
Kenneth Tang, banking
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The Big Six firm announced 19 new partners across nine offices, with 53% coming from Europe and 47% coming from Asia Pacific. The UK and Australia – which includes offices in Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney – have seven promotions apiece.
Most of the new partners come from the corporate division of the firm (42%), followed by finance (32%) and disputes (26%). The practice groups with the most new partners are banking and corporate, with four partners each.
The new Ashurst partners by office are:
Brisbane
Alyssa Phillips, competition
Frankfurt
Nicolas Deuerling, real estate
Hong Kong
Chin Yeoh, corporate
London
Alex Biles, securities and derivatives
Ruth Buchanan, employment
Simon Bullock, corporate
Malcolm Charles, securities and derivatives
James Fletcher, corporate
Anthony Johnson, resources and utilities
Callum McPherson, banking
Madrid
Nick Pawson, banking
Paris
Nataline Fleury, employment
Perth
Andrew Gay, resources and utilities
Singapore
Jean Woo, banking
Sydney
Stuart Dullard, corporate
Adam Firth, dispute resolution
Andrew Rankine, intellectual property
Trent Sebbens, employment
Kenneth Tang, banking
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