Shearman & Sterling has started its leadership transition a year early after a rocky few months for the firm globally. The firm’s senior partner David Beveridge is handing the baton to the firm’s global managing partner Adam Hakki, also head of its disputes and litigation practice. Beveridge’s term lasts until February 2024, but in a […]
Norway’s Schjødt has announced a change of managing partner with the Oslo-based Magnus Lütken taking over from long-term incumbent Erling Ueland. Ueland is credited around the Norwegian market with having transformed Schjødt’s fortunes from a respectable, regional shipping firm into an undisputed member of the country’s elite five law firms, alongside the likes of Wikborg […]
Reed Smith’s new boss has outlined her priorities as she takes the helm of the firm from outgoing chief Sandy Thomas. Casey Ryan officially takes over the global managing partner role today. This follows the move of longstanding leader Thomas, who has decided to join international non-profit, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) as its […]
Addleshaw Goddard’s senior partner Charles Penney has made way for a new leader ahead of the end of his term. Penney is replaced by Aster Crawshaw, who counts professional services firms as his key clients. These include law firms, as well as accountants, private equity houses and hedge funds. Crawshaw was made up to partner […]
Listed firm RBG Holdings (RBG), which incorporates the businesses of Rosenblatt and Memery Crystal, has terminated the contract of its chief executive with immediate effect. In an announcement to the London Stock Exchange, the firm said its board had “lost confidence” in Nicola Foulston “as a result of cultural concerns and the execution of the […]
The senior partner at Macfarlanes has been reappointed for a second term. Sebastian Prichard Jones’ term has been renewed this year, with his next stint taking him up until 2026. He first took on the post in 2020, replacing longstanding leader Charles Martin, who had been in the role for four three-year terms since 2008. […]
Jenner & Block’s managing partner in London is passing on the leadership reins to investigations expert Christine Braamskamp. Braamskamp takes over from partner Charlie Lightfoot, a former lawyer at White & Case who joined Jenner & Block in 2015 following the firm’s decision to launch a City office. As a result, Braamskamp will become Jenner […]
The outgoing managing partner of Osborne Clarke’s UK business is taking on a new role at the firm over on the West Coast. Ray Berg is moving to the US from Spring 2023, where he will be a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. He will be leading on business development, working closely with […]
Pinsent Masons has appointed a new managing partner to take over from John Cleland, who has held the position since 2015, The Lawyer can reveal. The firm’s head of litigation and regulatory Laura Cameron will succeed Cleland, taking the reins as of 1 May 2023. Cameron has been at Pinsent Masons for 28 years since she joined […]
Following a contested election, Clifford Chance has elected a new senior partner to succeed Jeroen Ouwehand. The former head of Clifford Chance’s capital markets practice, Adrian Cartwright, has been elected to the role for four years. His term starts in January 2023. Ouwehand has been in the role for four years, but would have been […]
The senior partner of Travers Smith, Kathleen Russ, has been reappointed to a second term in charge. The firm’s former tax chief replaced Chris Hale as senior partner in 2019, becoming the firm’s first-ever female head. Hale had held the post since 2013. She is understood to have run unopposed in the recent election. Formerly […]
Osborne Clarke’s UK managing partner Ray Berg is passing on the reins after two terms in charge. Berg will be replaced by Conrad Davies, who takes up his post from January next year and is understood to have won a contested election. As the firm’s international head of the urban dynamics group, Davies specialises in […]