Taylor Wessing promotes 17 to partnership

Taylor Wessing has promoted 17 associates to its international partnership.  The promotions, spread between Taylor Wessing's UK, French, German and China offices, took effect on 1 July 2009. 

Three of the 17 lawyers are located in the firm's London and Cambridge offices, bringing the total number of UK partners to 103.  A further three of the new partners are Paris-based, one will be located between the Munich and Shanghai offices, and the remaining ten are based in the firm's German offices.  Among the ten in Germany is Mr Qun Huang, the first Chinese-born lawyer admitted to the German bar ever to have succeeded in becoming part of a German partnership.

These promotions take the number of Taylor Wessing partners worldwide to 287.

The new partners are:

Taylor Wessing's UK Managing Partner, Tim Eyles, comments: 

"These promotions illustrate Taylor Wessing's commitment to the continued investment in the future success of the firm. The new partners are all outstanding lawyers. Each has demonstrated their potential to take our firm forward and will be a tremendous asset to us as we continue to grow our business."

In addition to the partner promotions, Taylor Wessing has promoted Janet Tobin, previously a senior associate in the UK Commercial Disputes group, to the role of Special Counsel. 

Special Counsel is an important role for the firm, as it reflects an individual's exceptional contribution to the life of the firm as a senior lawyer and opens up the opportunity to be more involved in wider management.

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Lawyers Tim Eyles, Dr. Philipp Behrendt, Didier Domat, Dr. Kilian Friemel, Dr. Stephan R. Göthel, Qun Huang, Dr. Oliver Kirschner, Helene Raffin-Peyloz, Dr. Jan Riebeling, Claire Saint-Laurent-Mantoux, Dr. Uwe Säuberlich, Dr. Holger Schrewe, Dr. Sven-Michael Werner, Tim Worden, Robert Young, Janet Tobin

Notes to editorsNew UK Partner BiographiesAlistair DayAlistair specialises in construction and engineering law.  His practice is focused on dispute resolution in all forms.  He has experience of both domestic and international dispute resolution including adjudication, expert determination, mediation, arbitration and litigation.Alistair acts for clients across the profession and has experience of working for employers (both pubic and private), consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, developers and funders.  He has extensive experience of all standard forms of construction and engineering contracts and has particular experience of rail and energy disputes.Alistair is a member of the Society of Construction Law and is a regular contributor to the construction press.  <//span></><//>He has recently had articles published in Construction News and Constructor and has written and contributed for Building.  Before joining Taylor Wessing, Alistair trained in Newcastle.  He has also worked in the public procurement section of the European Commission.  He is a member of Taylor Wessing's pro bono committee and play's for the Firm's football team.Tim WordenBased in Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office, Tim specialises in transactional, non-contentious and regulatory intellectual property in the life sciences and healthcare sectors.He was previously Legal Counsel and Company Secretary at Eli Lilly and Company Limited, the UK subsidiary of the US pharmaceutical company. Tim has a degree in Natural Sciences (Chemistry and Biochemistry) from Cambridge University and a Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice from Bristol University.He regularly writes articles on issues affecting the life sciences industry, in publications including Bioscience Law Review, Pharmaceutical Marketing Europe, Pharmaceutical Law Insight, International Clinical Trials and Pharma.Rob YoungRobert is part of the corporate tax division of Taylor Wessing's Private Client, Tax and Incentives group, with over seven years of experience of advising corporate and personal clients on tax planning and structuring and the tax implications of transactions in many fields.Robert has particular expertise in the tax treatment of offshore and onshore funds, debt and equity capital markets issues, real estate and corporate real estate transactions (including SDLT and VAT implications) and general M&A.  Prior to joining Taylor Wessing from Herbert Smith in 2007, Robert was heavily involved in advising UK and offshore investment funds and hedge funds on their UK tax position and retains a keen interest in this increasingly significant sector.Robert is a qualified solicitor and a Chartered Tax Adviser, having completed the examinations of the Chartered Institute of Tax in 2002, and holds a degree in law from Cambridge University.  Whilst at his previous firm, he was a co-founder of the “chess partners” scheme at the Thomas Buxton Junior School in Spitalfields, London, with whom Taylor Wessing has close links on a number of volunteer schemes.Photographs are available on request. For more information please contact:Sarah le Cheminant Taylor Wessing LLPTel:      +44 (0)20 7300 4930Email:  s.lecheminant@taylorwessing.com Helen NeedhamTaylor Wessing LLPTel:      +44 (0)20 7300 4156Email:  h.needham@taylorwessing.com Taylor Wessing is a leading law firm providing legal support for commercial organisations doing business in Europe, the Middle East and China.www.taylorwessing.com