Baker McKenzie Announces 2025 Partner Promotions
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie today announced the promotion of 59 lawyers to partner1, effective 1 July 2025, with the exception of colleagues based in North America and some locations in Latin America, whose promotions took effect earlier in calendar year 2025. With 48 lateral partners also joining Baker McKenzie’s offices1 this financial year, the Firm has added a total of 107 partners globally since 1 July 2024.
The Firm’s Transactional practices saw the largest number of partner promotions, with Dispute Resolution and Tax also welcoming a significant number of newly promoted partners. Women account for 47% of this year’s partner promotions, equivalent to 28 out of 59 promotions.
Commenting on these appointments, Milton Cheng, Global Chair, Baker McKenzie, said: “More than ever this year, it is an honor to announce our promotions to partner. I extend my sincere congratulations to this exceptionally talented group of lawyers who will help us continue to build on our strengths as a global Firm in a broad range of locations, practices, and sectors. Their unwavering dedication to client service and excellence will be key in driving our Firm’s success and we look forward to their many more contributions in the years to come.”
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1 Promotions made across Baker McKenzie’s Member Firms. References to “partner” means a person who is a partner or partner equivalent in a Member Firm, and references to an “office” means an office of any such Member Firm.