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: HSF Kramer hires Sidley life sciences head as Ashurst Perkins Coie sees further departuresLaw firmsNews Editor6 Oct 2026CC, HSF Kramer and Linklaters come out on top in latest L500 UK researchLaw firm dataAmy Ulliott1 Oct 2026Revolving Doors: latest hires for Eversheds Sutherland, HFW and Bird & BirdLaw firmsNews Editor2 Sep 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