Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer promotes 32 lawyers to counsel

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is promoting 32 lawyers to counsel roles across the firm. Their promotions take effect on 1 May 2026. 

The appointments will further enhance the firm’s leading disputes and transactional practices across its key markets, ensuring it continues to meet clients’ evolving needs. They reflect the firm’s ongoing investment in exceptional talent and long-term career development.

The firm's new counsel and their principal areas of practice are:

Asia

• Tiffany Chan, Hong Kong: International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation (Of Counsel)
• Filip Gavanski, Tokyo: M&A (Of Counsel)
• Lillian Li, Hong Kong: International Arbitration, Public International Law, Business and Human Rights (Of Counsel)
• Shu Ching Tam, Singapore: Energy (Of Counsel)
• Charles Wong, Hong Kong: Energy (Of Counsel)

Australia

• Elise Bulla, Sydney: Projects (Executive Counsel)
• Marco Fedeli, Melbourne: Employment and Industrial Relations (Executive Counsel)
• Michelle Gosling, Brisbane: Commercial and Retail (Executive Counsel)
• Elizabeth Hersey, Sydney: Competition and Consumer (Executive Counsel)
• Bianca Marcocci, Sydney: Board Advisory and Corporate Governance (Executive Counsel)
• Adam Ray, Melbourne: Employment (Executive Counsel)
• Naison Seery, Melbourne: Tax (Executive Counsel)
• Graeme Tanner, Melbourne: Work Health and Safety, Employment and Workers' Compensation (Executive Counsel)

EMEA

• Lucía Garralda, Madrid: M&A (Of Counsel)
• Spartak Kodra, Milan: IP, Product Liability and Commercial Disputes (Of Counsel)
• Emmanuel Le Galloc'h, Paris: Acquisition and Leveraged Finance (Of Counsel) 
• Martina Maffei, Milan: IP and Regulatory Law, Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Sectors (Of Counsel)
• Chiara Miccolis, Milan: Administrative and Public Law, Energy and Infrastructure (Of Counsel)
• César Michel, Paris: Financial Services and Insurance (Of Counsel)
• Sylvain Piémont, Paris: Tax, including Tax Investigations and Disputes (Of Counsel)
• Sebastian Roberts, Dubai: Real Estate (Of Counsel)
• Leonie Timmers, Madrid: ESG (Of Counsel)
• Dr Simone Ziegler, Frankfurt: Employment, Pensions and Data Protection (Counsel)

UK

• Niall Crean, London: Remuneration and Incentives (Of Counsel)
• Shanna Davison, London: Real Estate Dispute Resolution (Knowledge Counsel)
• Isobel Hoyle, London: Corporate Governance (Knowledge Counsel)
• Kate Laidlow-Singh, London: Energy and Infrastructure (Of Counsel)
• George McCubbin, London: Intellectual Property (Of Counsel)
• Angad Rekhi, London: Oil and Gas (Of Counsel)
• Graeme Robertson, London: Real Estate Dispute Resolution (Of Counsel)
• James Robson, London: Energy Disputes (Of Counsel)
• Artem Soloshchenkov, London: Project Finance and Project Development (Of Counsel)