Travers Smith today (17 April) announced that current managing partner Andrew Lilley will hand over to senior corporate partner David Patient next year.
Patient (pictured), who joined the top 50 firm in 1990, will replace Lilley on 1 January 2015. Specialising in corporate finance, private equity and international M&A, Patient was responsible for establishing the 289-lawyer firm’s Paris office in 1999, currently chairs its international committee and is a member of its management committee.
