Morrison & Foerster (MoFo)’s London managing partners are stepping down after seven years. Alistair Maughan, who leads the firm’s European technology and commercial practice, and litigator Jonathan Wheeler will be handing over the leadership of the office to data privacy partner Annabel Gillham and M&A partner Andrew Boyd. Gillham was promoted to partner in 2019 […]
CMS has re-appointed Stephen Millar as UK managing partner for a second term. Corporate lawyer Millar first started his four-year term in 2016. At the time, he replaced Duncan Weston. His term was subsequently extended by another year, meaning his term ended in 2022. The Lawyer understands the election last month was uncontested. Millar specialises in […]
Clifford Chance has elected its next global managing partner, as current leader Matthew Layton prepares to step down. The firm’s Continental European managing partner Charles Adams has triumphed in the months-long process, becoming the first managing partner to be elected out of London. He took on Asia-Pacific partner and head of projects Nicholas Wong in […]
Mayer Brown’s Sally Davies has passed on the leadership baton for the London office to focus on her role on the global management committee. Davies has held the position as London managing partner since 2017. She will be replaced in the role by Dominic Griffiths from the start of next year. Griffiths joined Mayer Brown […]
Weightmans’ managing partner will stand down at the end of his term, as he gears up for a slew of internal projects slated for next year. John Schorah has been at the firm for more than 18 years, and is now halfway into his third term – which ends in April 2022. He was elected […]
The number of candidates in Clifford Chance’s managing partner election has been whittled down even further, with two names remaining in the race. The Lawyer understands that London finance partner Jessica Littlewood is now out of contention, having been one of three partners vying for the position. It is understood that Continental European managing partner […]
Clyde & Co is back to having no non-executive directors (NED) on its board, after its first two recruits left one year into their role, The Lawyer has learned. In late 2019, the firm created for the first time the position of NED within its management board. Former Lloyd’s of London CEO Dame Inga Beale and […]
The main contender in last summer’s managing partner race at Linklaters is taking on a new role as regional leader, as the firm continues to refresh its upper ranks. Andreas Steck, who ran against winner Paul Lewis in the leadership contest, has been appointed regional managing partner. In this function, he will be aided by […]
A new managing partner has been announced for Hausfeld’s London office, as its current head takes up a new global role at the firm. City-based Anthony Maton will become a global co-chair of Hausfeld along with Brian Ratner in Washington DC. Since the launch of Hausfeld in London in 2007, Maton has led the office. […]
Slaughter and May has appointed its first chief operating officer as part of a new executive leadership structure for the firm. Jill Hoseason will take the post on 1 February next year. She joins from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where she was in the same role since 2014, promoted to the global title in 2017. In […]
Other tech firms such as Osborne Clarke and Fieldfisher are overtaking Bird & Bird – the new leadership has no time to waste
After the first round of voting, three partners are left in the running for Clifford Chance’s top job, The Lawyer has learned. Litigation practice head Matthew Newick and Singapore managing partner Kai-Niklas Schneider are both understood to be no longer in the race for managing partner. It means the competition is down to three remaining […]