Law firms No surprises: Frontrunner Lee Ranson appointed chief executive of Eversheds Kathryn McCann · 3 October 2016 · 2 min read Law firm management Eversheds Eversheds Sutherland Lee Ranson has been appointed chief executive of Eversheds, following a three week period in which no other candidate was nominated.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: US firms lead hiring as White & Case, Cleary, McDermott build across EuropeLaw firmsEliza Winter8 May 2026Trading Places: Paul Weiss and Kirkland grow in Houston, while Gibson Dunn hires S&C appellate co-headLaw firmsKate Peacock5 May 2026Eversheds Sutherland promotes 25 to partner in 2026 round, as host of UK firms announce promotionsLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Apr 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 2024Deal watch: Corporate activity in May 2017Law firmsLegal Business9 May 2017Paying up: Linklaters and Eversheds advise as Sir Philip Green agrees £363m pensions dealLaw firmsLegal Business1 Mar 2017Eversheds Sutherland unveils leadership team as combination goes liveLaw firmsKathryn McCann1 Feb 2017