Hogan Lovells welcomes 2026 with partner and counsel promotions across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific

January 6, 2026 – Global law firm Hogan Lovells announced the promotion of 28 lawyers to partner and 53 to counsel, effective January 1. 

Hogan Lovells CEO Miguel Zaldivar said, “We are delighted to congratulate our newly promoted partners and counsel. This year’s class represents an exceptionally talented group who strengthen our ability to advise clients on their most complex mandates around the world, particularly in highly regulated sectors. Each of them reflects our ambitious and supportive culture.

“These promotions demonstrate our strategy to maintain balance across practices, geographies, and sectors. This next generation of lawyers will play a vital role in the continued growth of our global platform and in delivering outstanding service to our clients wherever they operate.“

An overview of Hogan Lovells 2026 newly promoted partners by practice group/practice area is as follows:  

• Corporate & Finance – 12 new partners across Capital Markets; Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity & Funds; Real Estate; Restructuring and Special Situations; and Tax, Pensions and Benefits
• Global Regulatory & IP – 10 new partners across Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation (ACER); Communications, Internet, and Media; Government Relations and Public Affairs; International Trade and Investment; IP; Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology; Strategic Operations, Agreements & Regulation (SOAR); and Transportation
• Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment – Six new Litigation partners.

The additions to the partnership reflect the breadth of Hogan Lovells’ global legal practice:

• Americas – 12 partners across its Denver, Miami, New York, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. offices
• Europe – 15 partners across its Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, and Paris offices
• Asia-Pacific – One partner in Shanghai.

Hogan Lovells new partners work across all of the firm’s 14 sectors: Aerospace and Defense; Automotive and Mobility; Consumer; Education; Energy; Financial Institutions; Insurance; Life Sciences and Health Care; Manufacturing and Industrials; Private Capital; Real Estate; Sports, Media and Entertainment; Technology; and Transportation and Logistics. 

Below are the partner and counsel promotions related to the firm’s Intellectual Property practice:

Partners

• Oliver Bäcker – IP – Düsseldorf – Technology
• Dirk-Jan Ridderinkhof – IP – Amsterdam – Life Sciences and Health Care/Technology/Automotive and Mobility.

Counsel

• John Fraczek – IP – Denver – Sports, Media and Entertainment/Technology
• H. Whei Hsueh – IP – San Francisco – Technology
• Florian Richter – IP – Hamburg – Technology/Consumer/Sports, Media, and Entertainment
• Teresa Sedelmaier – IP – Munich – Technology/Automotive and Mobility/Consumer 
• Jemma Trainor – IP – London – Life Sciences and Health Care/Technology.

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