Law firms Clifford Chance ushers in more streamlined constitution with end to regional and practice head votes Legal Business · 25 July 2014 · 2 min read Law firm management Clifford Chance As part of the first major changes to its corporate governance structure in 14 years Clifford Chance yesterday (24 July) voted to dispense with regional and practice head elections in favour of appointment by managing partner Matthew Layton.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 categoryTop firms advise asset management trio on $16bn Kuwait oil JVLaw firmsWill Lewallen29 Jul 2026US firms lead as KKR snaps up latest FTSE 100 company in £5.75bn energy take-privateLaw firmsKate Peacock27 Jul 2026Clifford Chance hikes PEP as firm aims to ‘unlock’ its brand in the USLaw firmsEliza Winter22 Jul 2026‘How hard are you prepared to work?’ – partners who’ve made it on how they built a book of businessLaw firmsElisha Juttla9 Dec 2024‘We don’t have a large ship to turn around’ – Eversheds Sutherland co-CEOs to canvas partners on strategy plansLaw firmsAnna Huntley18 Nov 2024NRF to incentivise cross-border work with formalised global management committeeLaw firmsAnna Huntley24 Sep 2024Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025