Law firms ‘Challenges ahead’: Ashurst litigation veteran Ed Sparrow takes on top CLLS job Madeleine Farman · 6 October 2016 · 2 min read Legal regulation Litigation Ashurst Ashurst litigation veteran Ed Sparrow has taken on the chairman post at the City of London of Law Society (CLLS), amid a turbulent time for legal representative bodies.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryAshurst Perkins Coie referrals hit 500 since merger announcement, co-chairs sayLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 Jul 2026Ashurst seals decade of growth as soaring PEP clears £1.5m in final results before Perkins Coie mergerLaw firmsTom Cox23 Jun 2026Weil and Darrois among firms dialled in for €20bn French telecoms carve-upLaw firmsEliza Winter9 Jun 2026‘Bolder, pragmatic, more proactive’: Regulators bare teeth, but will they bite?Law firmsHolly McKechnie16 Feb 2024‘A timely reminder’: SDT issues joint highest-ever fine in anti-money laundering crackdownLaw firmsHolly McKechnie15 Jan 2024‘It sits squarely in the SFO’s wheelhouse’: criminal investigation launched into Axiom Ince as regulators and ex-employees grapple with aftermathLaw firmsHolly McKechnie12 Dec 2023‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the YearLaw firmsAnna Huntley8 Oct 2024‘It’s not always about winning and losing, it’s about preserving relationships’ – the Commercial Litigation Summit 2024Law firmsIsabel Caine9 Sep 2024‘There is total support for getting this done’ – funders and litigators react to King’s Speech litigation funding snubLaw firmsIsabel Caine21 Aug 2024