The partners cover areas of interest to this news service, including financial services, tax and real estate.

International law firm Dechert has unveiled 31 lawyers who have been elected as partners, effective from the start of January. 

The appointments involve lawyers in 11 offices in six countries, ranging from Charlotte in the US to Singapore in Asia. They cover a variety of disputes and transactional practices, including tax and financial services. 

The new partners:

Matthew J Armstrong, New York, finance and real state; 
Linda Ann Bartosch, Philadelphia, finance and real estate; 
Paul Bennett IV, Philadelphia, corporate and securities; 
Claire Bentley, London, financial services; 
Andrew H Braid, Philadelphia, employee benefits; 
Julia Chapman, Philadelphia, antitrust/competition; 
May Chiang, New York, trial, investigations and securities; 
George Davis, New York, global tax; 
Mark Dillon, Dublin, financial services; 
J Ian Downes, Philadelphia, labor; 
Cyril Fiat, Paris, financial services; 
Evan Flowers, London, trial, investigations and securities; 
Timothy Goh, Singapore, corporate and securities; 
Nitya Kumar Goyal, Philadelphia, finance and real estate; 
Elizabeth Ann Guidi, New York, global tax; 
Jacqueline Harrington, New York, product liability and mass torts; 
David A Herman, New York, financial restructuring; 
Jennifer Insley-Pruitt, New York, intellectual property; 
Carina Klaes-Staudt, Munich, corporate and securities;
Angelina X Liang, New York, corporate and securities;
Melanie MacKay, Chicago, trial, investigations and securities;
Sarah E Milam, New York, finance and real estate;
Ross L Montgomery, London, corporate and securities;
Daniel S Mozes, Philadelphia, corporate and securities;
Daniel Natoff, London, trial, investigations and securities;
Sophie Pelé, Paris, antitrust/competition; 
Benjamin Sadun, Los Angeles, product liability and mass torts;
Tyler Stevens, Charlotte, finance and real estate;
Anna Tomczyk, New York, corporate and securities;
Lindsay Trapp, New York, financial services; and 
Katherine Unger Davis, Philadelphia, product liability and mass torts.