Law firm management Archives

Re-elected Verrier shuffles the White & Case pack

Legal Business

White & Case announced last month the re-election of executive chair Hugh Verrier, who takes on the role for a…

Global 100: Clifford Chance – The shoulders of giants

Sarah Downey

The trailblazing global law firm has had more than its share of knocks since the banking crisis. Will a popular…

Candidates emerge as CMS gears up for autumn managing partner election

Legal Business

CMS Cameron McKenna is gearing up for its managing partner election this autumn as chief Duncan Weston prepares to stand…

DAC Beachcroft unveils new leadership following contested election

Legal Business

DAC Beachcroft has elected real estate partner Virginia Clegg as the firm’s new senior partner, while insurance head David Pollitt…

Linklaters’ Davies to step down early as managing partner to join Lloyds

Legal Business

On the same day that the City giant posted its results for the last financial year, Linklaters‘ managing partner Simon…

White & Case appoints management as Verrier re-elected while CMS hands Brandi a second term

Legal Business

Both White & Case and CMS announced yesterday the re-election of their executive chairmen with Hugh Verrier taking the role on…

Dechert re-elects leadership and picks corporate partner Nassau for chief executive in 2016

Kathryn McCann

The partnership at Dechert have re-elected Andrew Levander chair for another four-year term, while chief executive Daniel O’Donnell has been…

Withers re-elects ‘absolutely instrumental’ managing director Robertson for another three-year term

Legal Business

Private client-focused Withers has re-appointed its longstanding managing director Margaret Robertson (pictured) for another three-year term following an uncontested election…

Slaughters’ leadership race starts as senior partner Chris Saul confirms plans to stand down and retire

Legal Business

Part of a wider changing of the guard, Slaughter and May is preparing to elect a new senior partner following…

Braham wins Freshfields senior partner election with Pugh and Eilers to serve as co-managing partners

Legal Business

After a three-way contest, the front-runners Edward Braham (pictured) and Christopher Pugh have won Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s leadership election with Braham…

Freshfields brings in McKimm as LevFin co-head while Ashurst rejigs Asia management

Jaishree Kalia

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has changed its finance team’s management as it brings in Kirkland & Ellis high-yield heavyweight Ward McKimm…

Taylor Wessing’s Tim Eyles to stand unopposed in upcoming managing partner election

Legal Business

LB100 firm Taylor Wessing’s managing partner, Tim Eyles (pictured), is set to stand unopposed in the firm’s upcoming management election…

Ropes’ European push sees three practice heads named in the City while Goetz steps down from finance role

Legal Business

Having re-shuffled its City management almost a year ago, Ropes & Gray has added three more practice heads in London…

Forward planning: Dentons management Portnoy and Andrew to stand in 2017 election

Legal Business

In a conspicuously early move by Dentons‘ chief executive Elliott Portnoy and global chairman Joe Andrew, both have revealed they…

‘A personal decision’: BLP’s David Collins resigns after missing out on top job

Tom Moore

Just five months after making the final two to succeed Neville Eisenberg as managing partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner, corporate…

Freshfields’ Pugh and Braham form unity ticket as teams assemble in leadership election

Legal Business

After Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer veterans Edward Braham and Christopher Pugh (pictured) canvassed separately and were set to go head-to-head for…

DAC Beachcroft set for defining post-merger management election

Kathryn McCann

DAC Beachcroft is gearing up for a management election this summer between both insurance and non-insurance partners as the firm…

Clifford Chance votes through changes to lockstep in bid to retain heavyweights

Legal Business

City giant’s remuneration review comes after recent key departures In a move considered overdue by some, Clifford Chance (CC) voted…

‘There are still things I want to achieve’: Q&A with former law firm leader Tony Angel

Tom Moore

Tom Moore talks to Tony Angel, the former Linklaters managing partner who stepped down as global co-chair of DLA Piper…

Selling the family silver: Will Gateley’s listing on London’s stock exchange pay off?

Sarah Downey

Sarah Downey assesses Gateley’s audacious plans to become the UK’s first listed law firm Following in the footsteps of Australia-listed…