London head Rawlinson takes chair post at global giant Baker & McKenzie Madeleine Farman6 June 2016Law firm management Baker & McKenzie has appointed its first British chairman with London head Paul Rawlinson winning an election to replace current chair Eduardo Leite.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 categoryRevolving Doors: Sidley and Hogan Lovells swipe Latham partners, as Ropes and Clifford Chance build in EuropeBaker McKenzie, HSF Kramer and Dentons among big winners in new Legal 500 APAC rankingsRevolving Doors: Latham swipes German transactions team from Freshfields as Ropes rebuilds in private equity‘How hard are you prepared to work?’ – partners who’ve made it on how they built a book of business‘We don’t have a large ship to turn around’ – Eversheds Sutherland co-CEOs to canvas partners on strategy plansNRF to incentivise cross-border work with formalised global management committeeRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetry