Freshfields appoints 2 new tax partners in Europe

Freshfields has announced the appointment of 22 new partners, with effect from 1 May 2021. Eleven of the new partners are women, surpassing the firm’s recently announced gender diversity target for new partners.

There are two new tax partners:

Bob van Kasteren in Amsterdam
Sarah Bond in London

Commenting on the promotions, Freshfields Senior Partner, Georgia Dawson said, “I am delighted to welcome such a strong group of colleagues to Freshfields’ global partnership. Our new partners bring diverse thinking, backgrounds and experience to our partnership, all critical to helping our clients navigate the ongoing complexities of the legal and business landscape. The promotion of our new partners reflects the firm’s focus on diversity over several years and I look forward to working with each of them as we continue to build our firm for the future.”