DLA Piper has appointed its next UK managing partner to take over from Liam Cowell in December, The Lawyer can reveal. Andrew Dyson – who is the Leeds office managing partner and co-chair of the data, privacy and cybersecurity practice – has been selected for the role. Dyson joined DLA Piper in 2003, having spent […]
Kingsley Napley has elected the former CEO of Taylor Vinters as its new managing partner from 1 April 2025. Matt Meyer will take over from Linda Woolley, who announced her retirement today (13 November) after 18 years in the position. Kingsley Napley says she will stay with the firm to ensure a smooth transition. The […]
Kennedys’ senior partner will relinquish his leadership role after 27 years, ending a tenure that has lasted as long as former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson. Nick Thomas has decided to step down in January 2025. He was first elected as the firm’s senior partner in 1997 and has been a driving force of the […]
DLA Piper has announced a new-look executive committee as Charles Severs readies himself to take the reins as global managing partner and co-CEO. The new executive committee includes deputy managing partner and managing director for international practice groups Sandra Wallace, managing director for clients Benjamin Parameswaran, managing director for sectors Mark O’Conor, managing director for […]
Roschier partners have elected Stockholm-based Johan Sidklev as the firm’s new managing partner. Sidklev will replace Helsinki-located incumbent Mikko Manner on 1 December, though tasks are now being handed over from the outgoing leader to the incoming one. Sidklev won the election unopposed, though The Lawyer understands there was a period of informally sounding out […]
DLA Piper’s global co-CEO elect Charles Severs is set to begin his term two months earlier than planned. The new date will see Severs begin his term in November, replacing the outgoing Simon Levine who has been in the firm’s top job for a decade. Corporate partner Severs joined DLA in 2003, having spent the […]
Weightmans has appointed client relationships director Sarah Walton as its new managing partner. Walton will assume the role in April 2025 after a six-month transition period. She will be replacing current chief John Schorah, who is retiring after 12 years in the role and 18 years on the Weightmans board. In a statement, managing partner […]
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has unveiled a new global leadership structure that could see partners paid significantly more for originating or introducing work regardless of where it is carried out. The firm’s new system, which had been operating on an interim basis since former CEO Gerry Pecht retired from the firm last year, has now […]
Eversheds Sutherland has anointed its next co-CEOs for the international and US sides of the business, as Lee Ranson and Mark Wasserman prepare to step down. Eversheds Sutherland partners have decided that managing partner Keith Froud will take the reins from Ranson, while Austin-based global energy co-head Lino Mendiola will replace Wasserman in the US. […]
Dentons has elected a successor to global boss Elliott Portnoy, hiring its next leader from Big Four giant EY. A former global vice chair of EY, Kate Barton joins Dentons as its next global CEO. She will replace Portnoy, who stands down in November after 11 years. Dentons kickstarted the CEO search last December, stressing […]
Mannheimer Swartling has begun the process of naming a new managing partner for the first time in 13 years, as its long-time leader prepares to step aside in 2026. Jan Dernestam has made clear his desire to stand down when his current term ends in April of that year. The Lawyer understands the firm’s election committee […]
The longstanding chair of Akin, Kim Koopersmith, is standing down and will be replaced next year by a new transatlantic team featuring senior partners in New York and London. Koopersmith has led Akin as chair since 2013. During that time, Akin’s revenue has grown by 77 per cent to $1.37bn in 2023 while average profit […]