Charles Russell Speechlys International Promotions 2025

Charles Russell Speechlys today announces the promotion of Guillaume Ferrand to Partner in our Paris office and Elena Dunn to Counsel in our Zurich office, effective 1 May 2025. This is in addition to three Senior Associate promotions in our Luxembourg and Dubai offices.

This news follows the recent announcement of 11 Partners, and one Legal Director promoted in the UK. [See here for the full release.]

Commenting on the news, Bart Peerless, Senior Partner at Charles Russell Speechlys, said:

I am thrilled to announce these further promotions across our European and international offices. Congratulations in particular to Guillaume and Elena on their well-deserved achievements and outstanding contributions to the Firm.

"These promotions, alongside the significant number of UK based promotions, mark an exciting year of growth as we advance our ambitious private capital strategy. Our dedication to nurturing internal talent, coupled with welcoming 10 international lateral partner hires during the course of this year, underscore our commitment to strengthening our global expertise.

Full list of our International 2025 promotions:

Partner Promotion:

Guillaume Ferrand – Corporate – Paris

Guillaume started his career as a lawyer at Charles Russell Speechlys in 2015 and was promoted to Counsel in 2023. He specialises in M&A and Private Equity and advises private companies and investors in their strategic capital transactions in France, including mergers and acquisitions, LBO and venture capital transactions. Guillaume is admitted to the Paris bar and graduated from the University of Paris (Panthéon-Sorbonne).

Counsel Promotion:

Elena Dunn – Global Private Client – Zurich

Elena is a UK solicitor with over 11 years of experience. She has wide experience in advising international clients on personal, business and philanthropic interests. Elena advises on UK and international tax issues and on tax regularisations where necessary, as well as in relation to planning for the future and having an appropriate succession plan in place, often across multiple jurisdictions.  Elena also advises individuals on moving to or from the UK and issues to consider regarding family structures, such as trusts, partnerships and companies. Elena has also assisted with a range of cross-border succession matters, and has extensive experience working with trustees and advises on general trust law issues and the preparation of bespoke trust documentation. 

Senior Associate Promotions: 

Georgia Fullarton – Commercial Dispute Resolution – Dubai

Clément Missey – Corporate – Luxembourg

Imran Moutaabbid – Corporate – Luxembourg

For a full list of our UK 2025 Partner promotions see here.