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BCLP said in an announcement on its website that 15 lawyers have been promoted to partner, effective 1 January 2027, following a vote of the partnership.
Key points
- The promotions take effect from 1 January 2027, following a vote of the partnership.
- The incoming partners are based across eight offices on both sides of the Atlantic: London, Berlin, New York, St. Louis, Atlanta, Denver, Irvine and Kansas City.
- Their work covers a range of practice areas, including Tax & Private Client, Restructuring & Insolvency, Real Estate, Planning & Zoning, M&A & Corporate Finance, Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, and Business & Commercial Disputes.
- The new partners based in London include George Avery and Sheridan Treger.
- BCLP chief executive Steve Baumer said the firm was “proud to welcome them to the partnership.”
London promotions
George Avery advises sponsors, strategics and management on domestic and cross-border transactions such as buyouts, minority investments and bolt-ons, with particular experience in the Food & Agribusiness and Financial Services sectors. He has been recognised by Legal500 as a key lawyer in BCLP’s London M&A team.
Sheridan Treger works on planning and development matters, with a focus on consent orders for nationally significant energy infrastructure and on major retail, commercial, residential and mixed-use schemes. He has advised developers, utility companies and local authorities in the UK and internationally. He is recognised for Planning & Zoning by Legal 500 and features in the 2027 edition of Chambers UK, which listed him as an Associate to Watch.
Wider partner class
The other new partners are based in Berlin, Germany, and in the US cities of Atlanta, Denver, Irvine, Kansas City, New York and St. Louis, working across the practice areas named in the announcement. Steve Baumer said each of the new partners had “earned the trust of our clients and colleagues through sound judgment, hard work and a genuine commitment to collaboration.”