Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer promotes 25 to partnership
The leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has announced the promotion of 25 new partners, marking its first global partner promotion round since the launch of HSF Kramer in June 2025. The promotions will take effect from 1 May 2026.
The newly promoted partners span a wide range of key practice areas aligned with the firm’s strategic priorities, including energy and infrastructure, private capital, securitisation, class actions, intellectual property, high-tech patent litigation, real estate, disputes, and transactional practices. The cohort reflects the firm’s continued focus on strengthening its global capabilities and enhancing its presence across major jurisdictions.
These promotions cover all regions and, alongside 35 lateral partner hires since the firm’s combination announcement in November 2024, further reinforce Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s global footprint and its commitment to key business corridors.
Justin D’Agostino, Global CEO said
“In this momentous year for our firm, these promotions show the depth of talent across our network, underscore our position as a global legal powerhouse – and reflect our commitment to investing in our people. Each of our talented new partners has demonstrated qualities that reinforce our ability to deliver at the highest levels. And each will play an important role in helping us deliver on our Ambition strategy. Their success is richly deserved – and I am delighted to congratulate them on reaching this important professional milestone.”
Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, Chair and Senior Partner added,
“Our newly promoted partners exemplify our future focus. They will help ensure that we continue to have the depth, breadth and experience to deliver the very best service for our clients. Their promotions reflect their achievements and the confidence we have in their ability to shape our success as a firm. I am proud to welcome them to the partnership and look forward to all they will go on to accomplish.”
The newly promoted partners are as follows:
| S. No. | Name | Practice Area | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nataly Adams | Class Actions and Commercial Litigation | Sydney |
| 2 | Sara Balice | Intellectual Property | Milan |
| 3 | Sophie Beaman | Industrial Relations | Sydney |
| 4 | Christopher Cox | Commercial Litigation, Class Actions, Reputation Management | London |
| 5 | Sam Cundall | Energy | London |
| 6 | Tom Dougherty | Environment, Planning and Communities | Sydney |
| 7 | Matthew Eglezos | Class Actions and Commercial Litigation | Melbourne |
| 8 | Miguel Garcia-Casas | Corporate Crime & Investigations | Madrid |
| 9 | Francis Greenway | International Arbitration | Singapore |
| 10 | Tyler Hendry | Employment | New York |
| 11 | Skye Kirby | Corporate Projects, Energy & Infrastructure | Melbourne |
| 12 | Sung-Hyuk Kwon | M&A | Paris |
| 13 | Camille Lartigue | M&A | Paris |
| 14 | Danielle MacGillivray | Mining & Energy, M&A, Joint Ventures and Finance | New York |
| 15 | Ian Mack | Planning | London |
| 16 | Nic Patmore | Financial Services Litigation | London |
| 17 | Amy Repse | Corporate Finance, Debt Capital Markets and Securitisation | Melbourne |
| 18 | Stuart Robertson | Commercial Property, Infrastructure and Energy | Sydney |
| 19 | Sophie Thompson | M&A | London |
| 20 | Anna Vandervliet | Intellectual Property, Tech and ESG | Sydney |
| 21 | Bailee Walker | Corporate Projects, Energy & Infrastructure | Sydney |
| 22 | Simon Walker | M&A | Melbourne |
| 23 | Alex Wright | Corporate Real Estate | London |
| 24 | Richard Wright | Private Equity Infrastructure | London |
| 25 | Yida Xu | Energy | Hong Kong |
In addition, the firm’s Indonesian associate firm Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung has promoted Paskalia Deviani and Astri Widita Kusumowidagdo to partnership, while Herbert Smith Freehills Kewei Joint Operation has elevated Sean Ji to partner in Shanghai.
With this latest round of promotions, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer continues to invest in its talent pipeline and strengthen its position as a leading global law firm across key practice areas and jurisdictions.
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