The Law Society has not always seen eye-to-eye with its City firm contingent but the hire of Allen & Overy’s (A&O) global markets partner Stephen Denyer, who is leaving the Magic Circle firm to join the representative body as City and international head, may go some way towards building a bridge between the two camps.
Despite moving across from private practice Denyer, who is charged with developing relationships with larger firms, already has form in this kind of role.At A&O, his main role was to develop and strengthen a network of independent law firms to deliver advice in over 100 countries where the firm has no offices, or where A&O lawyers face a regulatory bar. He was also the face of the firm for regulatory and professional bodies like the International Bar Association.
