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White & Case Names New Partner Class

New partners offer a glimpse of where firms are going.

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It’s promotion time and White & Case welcomed 45 new partners to the firm effective in 2020. This breaks the firm’s previous record for largest class, set just last year. Another sign that White & Case is committed to its global expansion plan. Altogether, the new partners represent 13 practice areas in 21 offices.

In the United States, the firm promoted 16 attorneys, of which over half are women and five self-identify as diverse. Globally, 37 percent of the class is made up of women.

Partner promotions are one of the most underrated tea leaves to read when considering a firm’s, for lack of a better term, “health index.” What practice areas is a firm investing in? What offices are seen as growth opportunities? How well has the firm developed internal talent? From this list, it’s pretty clear that White & Case doesn’t see M&A slowing down any time soon.

Congratulations to all the new partners. You’ve finally earned the right to make unreasonable requests and make passive-aggressive jabs at junior associates that will haunt their quiet moments for years to come.

You shouldn’t do, well, any of that… but technically you’ve earned that right.

HeadshotJoe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search.

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