BigLaw firm Baker McKenzie has named 66 lawyers to partner worldwide, including three in Australia: Janet Cho and Lizzie Lu, both based in Sydney, and Andrew Prowse, based in Melbourne.

Down Under, the firm has also named three new special counsel: Kathleen Jeremy, Daniel McGuiness, and Alexandra Stead.

It has appointed 12 new senior associates in Australia: Barbara Dimovska, Charlotte Harding, Declan Johnston, Macy Jong, Angus Kingston, Ciarán O’Brien, Liam O’Callaghan, Daniel Ravikovitch, Louis Re-Matthews, Francis Santayana, Indiana Tappin, and Sidney Yiu.

In a statement, the firm noted that with 48 lateral partners also joining Baker McKenzie’s offices in the 2023–24 financial year, it has added a total of 114 partners globally since 1 July 2023.

Speaking about the partner promotions, Baker McKenzie global chair Milton Cheng said: “Each year, it is an honour to announce our promotions to partner, and I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations to these exceptionally talented and diverse lawyers whose significant career milestone coincides with Baker McKenzie’s 75th anniversary.

“Their dedication to our clients has been instrumental in driving our firm’s success, and we look forward to their many more contributions in the years to come. This year has been particularly noteworthy, thanks to the significant number of women making up our new partner ranks. As we celebrate this achievement, we also remain focused on our ongoing commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

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“We are also excited to have welcomed our highest number of lateral partners across the firm in the last four years.

“We look forward to continuing to build on our strengths as a global firm in a broad range of locations, practices, and sectors that align with our clients’ most strategic and complex needs.”

Jerome Doraisamy

Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.

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