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Rex Bautista

Since becoming CEO in 1996, David led Bird & Bird through an intense period of consistent growth and international expansion.

David Kerr

Matt Noutch

Jacek Majcherczyk is the Head of Global IT Service Delivery & Support at [Bird & Bird](/org/bird-bird). Jacek has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Jacek started their career as a Junior Consultant at IT Consult GmbH in 2001 and worked there for two years. In 2003, they joined [Bird & Bird](/org/bird-bird) as an IT Manager. In their current role, they are responsible for leading the team that provides IT services to [Bird & Bird](/org/bird-bird)’s global network of offices.

Jacek Majcherczyk graduated from Wessing & Berenberg Gossler in 2001 with a degree in Informatikkaufmann.

Jacek Majcherczyk

Shan is a partner in Corporate Group in Beijing where she specializes in cross-border M&A, corporate and commercial matters, and foreign direct investment.

Shan Lai

Melissa is the head of the Intellectual Property Group for the Middle East offices and a partner in the International Commercial Group. She has practiced in the UAE for over 14 years and I'm ranked in IP Stars, Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal for my commercial and intellectual property experience.

Melissa Murray

Nicolas is head of dispute resolution team in Paris and co-head of International Restructuring and Insolvency Group.

Nicolas Morelli

Andrew guides businesses on practical contract law, and have a track-record of delivering engaging and high-impact legal seminars for global businesses across Bird & Bird's sectors.

Andrew White

As a Budapest-based partner at Bird & Bird, Konrad specializes in banking, finance and capital markets transactions, offering considerable experience in M&A, bankruptcy and restructuring, as well as energy projects and general corporate and commercial law.

Konrad Siegler

John is a partner in Bird & Bird's Corporate team and the chief representative of the Beijing office. He has extensive experience in transactional and commercial work across various sectors.

John Shi

Alexander is a partner in international Corporate Practice Group and a seasoned corporate and M&A lawyer with more than 25 years' experience, He has specific expertise in the energy, financial services, automotive and aviation sectors.

Alexander Schröder - Frerkes

In 2014, Anders  moved from firm's Stockholm office to become Head of Country for the UAE and also Head of Corporate and Aviation practices for the Middle East. He brings astute commercial awareness and cross-border expertise to corporate negotiations and transactions.

Anders Nilsson

As a Civil Law Notary, with more than 25 years' experience in corporate law and international structuring, René is a partner in Bird & Bird's Corporate Group. He also led the Notary department and co-head of Netherlands Real Estate Group in The Hague.

René Rieter

As a partner at Bird & Bird in Helsinki, Kimmo  specializes in corporate and venture capital transactions as well as commercial contracts.

Kimmo Reina

Grzegorz is a partner in the Energy & Utilities Group in Warsaw office, focused on regulatory challenges and business opportunities connected with technologically driven green transformation.

Grzegorz Pizon

As a partner in our corporate team in Düsseldorf, Stefanie has advised national and international clients since 2007 on M&A, VC Investments as well as domestic and cross-border reorganisations.

Stefanie Orttmann

A seasoned partner in the London Corporate team, Nick has over 20 years' experience covering cross-border M&A (public and private), equity capital markets and public company governance including ESG.

Nick O'donnell

Maisa Nikkola is a partner in their Helsinki office, where she is head of their Nordic and Finnish Employment practice groups as well as their Finnish Employee Incentives & Benefits group. She advises their local and international clients on complex employment issues.

Maisa Nikkola

Marc's engagement in M&A transactions usually begins well before the kick-off and ends long after the closing. In between, he serve his clients along the way to the successful completion of their project not only as an experienced expert but also as pioneer, sparring partner, trusted advisor, troubleshooter, and highly motivated team player.

Marc Seeger

Working as a partner with their corporate team in Milan, Federico is focused on equity and debt capital markets. He provides assistance on complex transactions as well as day-to-day issues, working with major business banks and companies listed on the Italian Stock Exchange.

Federico Valle

Ivan Sagál is a Managing Partner of Bird & Bird offices in the Czech Republic and Slovakia where he coordinates teams of lawyers to deliver excellent professional advice and outstanding client service. He's also the head of our Czech and Slovak Corporate and Banking & Finance Groups.

Ivan Sagál

As an experienced renewable energy and financing specialist, Sibylle advises companies, investors and financing institutions on the successful realisation of their projects with a particular knowledge of the French and German market.

Sibylle Weiler

With over two decades working internationally with organizations using digital content, technology, and data, Richard is an enthusiastic collaborator with clients on a wide array of transactions, projects, and transformations.

Richard McMorris

Anna Shashina is a partner and head of Bird & Bird's Russia Desk in London, offering over fifteen years of practical experience as a Russian qualified lawyer and native speaker to businesses entering and working in the Russian market and advising Russian companies in their outbound activities.

Anna Shashina

Sami is a partner at Bird & Bird and the head of our Finnish Tax Group here in Helsinki, where he specializes in tax planning, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and leadership changes in family-owned companies. He also assists individual clients and their families relating to their worldwide tax issues.

Sami Tuominen

Working as a partner in their international Corporate Group in Munich, Stephan is a highly experienced corporate lawyer specializing in international M&A transactions.

Stephan Kübler

Stefan is a partner in their Corporate and M&A team in Munich and a member of our Tech & Comms and Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector Groups, offering their clients in-depth experience in all facets of corporate law (transactional and non-transactional), alongside a deep understanding of their sector and business. Besides his legal advice, he is a member of the management of the German offices.

Stefan Münch

Jori Taipale is a highly reputed lawyer within corporate mergers and acquisitions, private equity, banking and financial services, and competition and EU law, with over 25 years' experience.

Jori Taipale

Matthias Winter is a partner in their Finance & Financial Regulation Group, based in Frankfurt. With long-standing expertise in the finance sector, he has a particular focus on asset finance.

Matthias Winter

Mark Rundall is a partner in their international Corporate Group in London. He specializes in venture capital, focusing on the financing of high-growth organizations.

Mark Rundall

Sandra Seah is a corporate lawyer with extensive experience in local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and collaborations, and other general corporate matters. He is the joint managing partner of their Singapore office.

Sandra Seah

Sarah Zeng is a partner in their Corporate Group based in Beijing and has more than 25 years of corporate law and business management experience serving Chinese SOEs, private enterprises, and US multinational companies.

Sarah Zeng

Struan Penwarden is the International Head of Venture Capital at Bird & Bird, focusing on domestic and international corporate transactions for emerging and high-growth companies and the investors in and lenders to those companies.

Struan Penwarden

As head of the Finance & Financial Regulation team in Madrid office and a member of the International Finance & Financial Regulation Group, José advises domestic and international investors and banks on transactions and regulatory requirements.

José Luis Lorente Howell

As a partner and head of the Corporate and M&A practice group in Budapest, Pál has significant experience in cross-border and domestic M&A, as well as in private equity and corporate matters and transactions.

Pál Szabó

Colin Kendon is a partner here at Bird & Bird and heads thrir Employee Incentives & Benefits Group. He advises a wide range of clients from start-ups to multi-nationals on incentives issues and on the incentives aspects of corporate transactions.

Colin Kendon

Roger is a partner in Finance & Financial Regulation group, with a particular focus on the Energy & Utilities sector.

Roger van Buuren

As a partner in Helsinki office and a member of Finnish Employment Group, Teea specialises in all aspects of employment and labour law, including employment related dispute resolution. Their advice is mainly focused on preventive and strategic action.

Teea Kemppinen

Sven is a partner in the international Corporate Group based in Shanghai and have been living and working in China since 1999, and based in Shanghai since 2003. He has close to 20 years' experience practising law in China.

Sven-Michael Werner

Martin is a partner in Danish International Tech & Comms Group. He's widely regarded as one of Denmark's leading IT lawyers, combining solid legal skills, innovative thought leadership and real strategic IT industry expertise.


Martin Von Haller Grønbæk

As an experienced corporate transactional lawyer and a partner in Corporate Group in The Hague, Michiel works across the private and public markets.

Michiel Wurfbain

As a leading corporate lawyer and partner in a French-based Corporate Group, David advises clients on M&A, joint ventures and private equity transactions.

David Malcoiffe

As a partner in Finance & Financial Regulation Group in Stockholm, Olof is advising both finance providers and borrowers across the credit spectrum on a wide range of debt financing transactions.

Olof Wetterling

László is a partner in  Dispute Resolution Group in Budapest, where he has extensive experience in litigation, arbitration, and corporate matters.

László Nanyista

Hans is a partner in their international Corporate Group in Frankfurt and co-head international Private Equity Group, offering clients more than 20 years of expertise in the international technology, telecommunications, and media sectors.

Hans Peter Leube

Christian is a partner in the Frankfurt office, from where he leads their German as well as international Automotive Group and co-head their offshore wind team.

Christian Kessel

James is a corporate partner based in London where he uses his experience to advise clients - ranging from start-ups to multinationals, investment banks and private equity funds - on mergers and acquisitions (and divestitures), IPOs and other securities offerings, private equity and venture capital investments/exits, joint ventures, strategic collaborations and corporate reorganizations.

James Baillieu

Working as a partner in Paris-based International Corporate Group, Anne has built a unique practice advising our French, International, Swedish and Nordic clients on a broad range of M&A corporate and commercial issues.

Anne-Cecile Hansson

Stefan  is a partner with more than 20 years of experience, He advises our clients in M&A (including distressed M&A), reorganisations, joint ventures and private equity/venture capital transactions as well as in corporate and commercial law.

Stefan Gottgetreu

James is a partner in Corporate practice in Hong Kong where, as a corporate finance specialist, IHe has advised sponsors and issuers on a number of capital market transactions.

James Fong

Simon is a partner in London office Corporate Group.

Simon Fielder

James is a partner in Corporate & Projects and Energy & Utilities Groups in Sydney, where he was an energy and infrastructure specialist with a focus in innovative transactions in clean energy, from solar and onshore wind, to waste-to-energy, anaerobic digestion, storage and energy efficiency.

James Durnall

Sophie is a corporate and projects partner based at Bird & Bird in The Hague and Amsterdam. Heading up our Dutch energy team, She sits on the Steering Committee for our global Energy & Utilities Group and co-head our International Renewables Group.

Sophie Dingenen

Edoardo is a partner in Corporate Group in Milan where he assisted the local and international clients, from manufacturing to trading and services, in corporate and commercial matters. He also provides advice on litigation and antibribery compliance.

Edoardo Courir

Wing On Chui is a partner in Corporate practice in Hong Kong, with over 20 years' legal experience and a highly commercial approach. Today, Specializes in corporate finance, securities, M&A, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, private equity and PRC-related transactions.

Wing On Chui

Marcus has incisive understanding of clients' needs, the local market, an appreciation of different business cultures, coupled with a commercial outlook, enables to assemble and lead a team to deliver practical tailored solutions and handle complex multi-jurisdictional transactions.

Marcus Chow

Carole is a partner in a Corporate Group, based in Paris, where she offer extensive experience in mergers & acquisitions and venture capital.


Carole Bodin

Chris is the firm's General Counsel, responsible for overseeing the internal governance and approach to risk and compliance.

Chris Barrett

Dirk is a Frankfurt-based partner and member of the International Real Estate, and Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Groups. Today, he has more than 20 years' experience working for international investors, multinational corporations, commercial banks and family offices.

Dirk Barcaba

With more than 20 years within the M&A industry, Mårten has worked with a broad range of industries helping both private equity and industrial players carrying out successful purchases and sales.

Mårten Willamo

Stefano is a corporate and commercial transactions lawyer with particular focus on M&A, acting for technology, fashion/luxury and retail & consumer businesses.

Stefano Silvestri

Casper is the head office in Denmark where I am a partner in our Corporate group. He uses his expertise as project manager and business adviser to advise knowledge-based enterprises from SMEs to multinationals — whether they are local or global clients. He is also a member of the firm's global board.

Casper Moltke-Leth

Gildas  is a partner in International Corporate Group based in Paris, and lead the Corporate Group in France. With vast experience in a wide range of transactions, he specializes in mergers and acquisitions as well as private equity in France and Africa.

Gildas Louvel

David is the Managing Partner of Budapest office and have been practicing law in Central and Eastern Europe for over 25 years.

David Dederick

In addition to his role as the Managing Partner of Australian operations, Shane is a corporate, communications and media lawyer looking after innovative clients operating both regionally and internationally. At Bird & Bird in Australia, they conduct a busy corporate firm focused on the key industry sectors we serve globally.

Shane Barber

Lau Normann does complex technology and outsourcing projects and have been involved in some of Denmark's most innovative and critical technology driven infrastructure projects.

Lau Normann Jørgensen

Laura is a partner in Real estate & Infrastructure group in Helsinki, heading our Energy practice. In addition, She worked with Corporate and M&A Group with equity and debt related transactions.

Laura Huomo

Clive is a partner in International Corporate Group based in London, He headed up the International Capital Markets Practice across the firm.

Clive Hopewell

Jaakko is the head of our Real Estate and Infrastructure Group in Finland and wider Nordic level. My approach to client work is strategic, pragmatic and business oriented. He has a vast array of experience in complex real estate and infrastructure, corporate and dispute resolution matters.

Jaakko Hietala

As a partner in international Corporate Group based in Düsseldorf, Alfred has over 30 years' experience in corporate and M&A work, with a well-developed understanding of clients' business and a strong commitment to relationship and project management.

Alfred Herda

Andrew is a Finance & Financial Regulation partner based in London. He is on the financing of transactions and projects in all of the firm's sectors across the globe. He has a particular focus on emerging markets.

Andrew Hallgarth

Kai is an experienced transaction lawyer and a partner in corporate/M&A team in Frankfurt Main and offer years of expertise advising clients in national and cross-border M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions, investments of all kinds, in complex restructurings and reorganisations and joint ventures, in particular in projects with a special technology focus as well as in general corporate and commercial law matters.

Kai Kerger

Bertrand is a partner in International Corporate Group in Paris, He is a specialist in high profile M&A and LBO transactions, working in France and cross-border.

Bertrand Levy

Boris is a partner based in Paris office advising funds, banks, sponsors and public entities on the structuring, award and financing of infrastructure and energy projects in Europe and Africa.

Boris Martor

Geraint is a partner in our London-based Corporate Group, He advised the whole range of institutions, companies and individuals on private equity and venture fund transactions.

Geraint Lloyd

Pierpaolo is a partner in Banking & Finance Group, with a particular focus on the energy & utilities sector.

Pierpaolo Mastromarini

Ola is a partner in our International Corporate Group based in Stockholm, where he advises on capital markets and public M&A transactions, as well as the legal and financial regulatory aspects of investment banking.

Ola Lidström

James is a partner in our Beijing office focusing on clients in the technology & communications space.

James Gong

She is a tax lawyer specializing in corporate, asset finance and structured finance transactions.

Zoe Feller

Johannes is a Corporate partner in Abu Dhabi office, where he works closely with clients on their mergers & acquisitions, joint venture and foreign direct investment work.

Johannes Eisser

Katia is partner in Helsinki office and head of Competition & EU Law group in Finland, She specializes in complex competition and corporate matters.

Katia Duncker

Michelle is a technology, telecoms and media lawyer, providing strategic, corporate and commercial advice to major players in the Asia Pacific region. She is based in Hong Kong and a partner in Corporate & Commercial team.

Michelle Chan

Adam is a partner in Bird & Bird's Corporate Practice based in London where I advise on transactions on the equity capital markets as well as public and private M&A.

Adam Carling

Jan is a partner in International Corporate group in Sweden, where he has more than fifteen years' experience advising our domestic and multinational clients on private equity, M&A and corporate development transactions in the Nordic region and internationally. In addition, He has eight years' experience as a practising attorney in the M&A and finance departments of traditional Wall Street firms in New York.

Jan Bystrom

Neil is an M&A lawyer acting for technology businesses. He got involved in deals for global organisations expanding internationally or into new areas of technology, and for fast growth tech companies.

Neil Blundell

Alfonso is a dedicated and sector-focused lawyer with a wide experience in international corporate transactions within the Energy & Utilities and infrastructure sectors.

Alfonso Bayona

Hermenegildo is a partner at Bird & Bird and head of energy and utilities team here in Spain. He specializes in energy matters and regularly advise on projects and operations in both Spain and Latin America, and have extensive experience in investment protection and arbitration in Latin America.

Hermenegildo Altozano

Based in London, Simon is a partner in Bird & Bird's International Corporate Group.

Simon Allport

Mikko  is the managing partner in Helsinki office. He has extensive experience advising on a wide range of corporate, M&A and real estate transactions.

Mikko Ahonen

Pauline is a partner in Bird & Bird's Corporate Group and head of the corporate team in the Netherlands.

Pauline Vos

Hans is a partner at Bird & Bird in Sweden and He co-head Nordic Tech & Comms group. He also lead our Tech & Comms and Transactions groups in Sweden. I speak fluent Swedish, English and French.

Hans Svensson

Morten is Head of Corporate / M&A in Copenhagen focusing on particularly the tech & comms, retail & consumer, media, entertainment & sports sectors.

Morten Rosenmejer

Emmanuelle is a Corporate partner in the Bird & Bird Life Sciences team in Paris, She mainly advise innovative companies financed by venture capital, in particular biotech/medtech, digital health, and wellness companies.

Emmanuelle Porte

As a partner in Corporate & Finance group in Brussels, Paul is a highly experienced negotiator of corporate and financial transactions and an expert adviser on financial regulations.

Paul Hermant

Based in Warsaw, Rafal is the partner and head of the Corporate Group there.

Rafal Dziedzic

As head of Corporate and M&A group in Finland, Maria has an in-depth experience of complex M&A transactions and corporate and commercial work.

Maria Carlsson

Matt is the head up in London corporate team and am also Chair of International Energy and Utilities Sector Group.

Matt Bonass

Pawel is a partner in Corporate group in Warsaw, dealing with M&A, both private and public, and private equity transactions.

Pawel Bajno

Alberto is one of Bird & Bird's founding partners in Italy and focus on mergers and acquisitions, and private equity transactions. He also has experience in turnaround and restructuring deals.


Alberto Salvadè

Lourdes is a partner and head of the Corporate and M&A department in Madrid office. Specializes in the life sciences, tech & comms and retail & consumer sectors with a business oriented and hands-on approach.

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