Clifford Chance has announced 30 Senior Counsel and Counsel appointments across its European offices, effective May 1, 2026. The promotions span practice areas including M&A, Antitrust, Private Capital, Technology, Tax, and Litigation, and cover offices in Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Brussels, Madrid, Düsseldorf, Rome, Warsaw, and Milan.
Three lawyers have been named Senior Counsel: Nolan Groenland in Tax, Pensions, Employment, and Incentives in Amsterdam; Hélène Kouyaté in Capital Markets in Paris; and Christian Lennig in Funds and Asset Management in Luxembourg.
The 27 new Counsel appointments span the firm’s European platform, with Paris receiving the largest share of promotions:
- Adrien Albinet, Disputes, Paris
- Philippe Baert, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Brussels
- Andrés Berral, Real Estate, Madrid
- Constantin Beytout, Capital Markets, Paris
- Sanne Blankestijn, Tax, Pensions, Employment & Incentives, Amsterdam
- Thomas Chneiweiss, Project Development & Finance, Paris
- Laurent Dimmer, Disputes, Luxembourg
- Pascale Ekue, Tax, Pensions, Employment & Incentives, Paris
- Vincent Engel, Structured Finance, Amsterdam
- Arne Gayk, Antitrust & Trade, Düsseldorf
- Sabrina Gilles, Tax, Pensions, Employment & Incentives, Frankfurt
- Orsolya Gondos, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Amsterdam
- Jérémy Guilbault, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Paris
- Anne Hendrikx, Disputes, Amsterdam
- Quentin Hervé, Debt Finance, Paris
- Azal Khan, Disputes, Frankfurt
- Michael Kümmel, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Frankfurt
- Thomas Linard de Guertechin, Tax, Pensions, Employment & Incentives, Brussels
- Johannes Lüer, Antitrust & Trade, Düsseldorf
- Vittorio Novelli, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Rome
- Anna Pawłowska, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Warsaw
- Ribana Piontek, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Düsseldorf
- Sadan Ramovic, Restructuring & Insolvency, Luxembourg
- Brecht Smeets, Funds & Asset Management, Luxembourg
- Maximilian Sondermann, Disputes, Düsseldorf
- Laura Stegeman, Corporate Transactions & Advisory, Amsterdam
- Vanessa Steiner, Debt Finance, Frankfurt
- Alexander Stemmler, Tax, Pensions, Employment & Incentives, Düsseldorf
- Antonia Walter, Structured Finance, Frankfurt
KEY QUOTE:
“These appointments reflect our commitment to delivering outstanding service to our clients and strengthening our position as a leading global law firm in Europe. By investing in our people, we secure the future of our firm and continue to meet our clients’ evolving needs.”
Chinwe Odimba-Chapman and Steve Jacoby, Co-Regional Managing Partners, One Europe, Clifford Chance
