Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, has announced the promotion of 42 partners/shareholders and three counsel across 22 of its offices in North America.
“We congratulate our new partners and counsel in North America,” said Elliott Portnoy, global CEO of Dentons. “This talented group of diverse lawyers spans multiple practice areas, and is a clear indication that despite the challenges of the last year, they have continued to successfully navigate our clients’ needs wherever they do business.”
“I commend each of these newly elevated partners and counsel,” said Dentons global chairman Joe Andrew. “As this group demonstrates, we have a strong bench of talented lawyers who have both the legal acumen and business insight that clients need in the New Dynamic Decade.”
The new partners/shareholders are:
Jayme Alter, Media, Entertainment and Sports, Toronto
Juliet Astbury, Corporate, Pittsburgh*
Dina Awad, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Toronto
Robert Barbarowicz, Corporate, Los Angeles
Erin Bass, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Phoenix
Adam Beckstrom, Intellectual Property and Technology, Salt Lake City
Jeff Berkey, Corporate, Pittsburgh*
Arianne Bouchard, Labour and Employment, Montréal
Kathy Briere, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Edmonton
Arik Broadbent, Corporate, Vancouver
Joe Champion, Corporate, Indianapolis
Pamela Chan Ebejer, Labour and Employment, Toronto
Cullen Cochran, Corporate, Indianapolis
Rob Condon, Venture Technology Group, New York
Esme Cragg, Real Estate, Toronto
Ausra Deluard, Health Care, Oakland
Mike Dorelli, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Indianapolis
Michael Dukes, Intellectual Property and Technology, Pittsburgh*
Josh Fisher, Corporate, Kansas City
Steven Harris, Corporate, Pittsburgh
Gergely Hegedus, Tax, Edmonton
Elizabeth Hennessy-Spencer, Corporate, Evansville, IN
Thomas Hiesberger, Intellectual Property and Technology, Dallas
Lucy Hill, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Pittsburgh*
Mathieu Huot, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Montréal
Emma Irving, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Vancouver
Christy Lee, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Calgary
Brian MacKinnon, Real Estate, San Francisco
Sarah Matthews, Intellectual Property and Technology, Salt Lake City
Kathleen McCain, Corporate, Los Angeles
Michael McGee, Corporate, Louisville
Lorna McGeorge, Trusts Estates and Wealth Preservation, Naples, FL*
Jessica Meylor, Capital Markets, New York
Melissa Minix, Employment and Labor, Indianapolis
Sam Olens, Public Policy and Regulation, Atlanta
Frank Paolini, Trusts Estates and Wealth Preservation, Chicago
Julie Patter, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Pittsburgh*
Gerald Roberts, Intellectual Property and Technology, Indianapolis
David Tandy, Public Policy and Regulation, Louisville
Danny Wakeling, Corporate, Edmonton
Jacqueline Whipple, White Collar and Government Investigations, Kansas City
Anna Shiran Youssefi, Employment and Labor, Oakland
The new counsel promotions are:
Kelly Lloyd Lankford, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Short Hills, NJ
Amber Morris, Real Estate, Chicago
Diora Ziyaeva, International Dispute Resolution, New York
* elevated to shareholder effective November 1, 2020
About Dentons
Dentons is the world's largest law firm, delivering quality and value to clients around the globe. Dentons is a leader on the Acritas Global Elite Brand Index, a BTI Client Service 30 Award winner and recognized by prominent business and legal publications for its innovations in client service, including founding Nextlaw Labs and the Nextlaw Global Referral Network. Dentons' polycentric approach and world-class talent challenge the status quo to advance client interests in the communities in which we live and work. www.dentons.com
