Partners at Eversheds and Atlanta-based Sutherland Asbill & Brennan have voted today (16 December) to create a new global firm called Eversheds Sutherland. Eversheds’ threshold was two thirds of the partners who were eligible to vote, while in the US Sutherland only needed 50% of the partnership vote.
The combination will be an English company limited by guarantee and will not include financial integration between the two firms. The management structure will remain in place at Eversheds with Lee Ranson (pictured) remaining as chief executive, however the combination will create a global executive and a global board, with equal representation from both firms.
