White & Case’s London office has appointed a new executive partner from its arbitration team. From the start of January international arbitration partner Dipen Sabharwal QC will take over from capital markets lawyer Melissa Butler, who has held the position since May 2018. The promotion comes around 10 years after Sabharwal was made partner in […]
Stewarts‘ longstanding managing partner John Cahill has announced he is stepping down from the role next year after over two decades in charge. The news was announced internally at the firm this week, which will lead to a generational shift next summer. Co-founding the firm with Douglas Stewart back in 1990, Cahill was first appointed […]
BCLP will move to having a single chair from 2024, The Lawyer has learned, as part of agreements stemming from the 2018 merger. The firm is currently led by co-chairs Steven Baumer, who is based in St Louis, and Lisa Mayhew, who is based in London. The co-chair composition was implemented to give a voice […]
The partners of Irish firm A&L Goodbody have named corporate head David Widger as the firm’s next managing partner.
Fieldfisher has elected its next leader, with incumbent Michael Chissick stepping down after three terms. The role will go to head of the technology, data and outsourcing practice Robert Shooter, who also has been sitting on the executive committee of the firm since 2016. He has been with the firm since 2002, and was made […]
Shoosmiths has anointed a new CEO as Simon Boss steps down after just three years.
Paul Hastings is set to witness a change in its leadership team, as the firm’s chairman and co-managing partners prepare to stand down. Chairman Seth Zachary, who led the firm for two decades, will stand down in October 2022. He was first elected in 2000 and was chairman for seven terms. When he retires from […]
Five partners have put themselves forward to become Clifford Chance’s next managing partner, as the firm looks set to vote later this year. The election takes place as incumbent Matthew Layton nears the end of his term, at which point he is understood to be leaving the magic circle firm. While other names emerged early on, […]
Foot Anstey managing partner John Westwell is to step down from the role after 14 years in change, with the firm’s head of real estate set to replace him. Southampton-based Martin Hirst, who joined the firm from Blake Morgan in 2016, will become managing partner on 30 April 2022. Westwell will stay on as a partner […]
The head of Slaughter and May’s M&A practice is to take over from Steve Cooke as the firm’s senior partner from 2024. Roland Turnill will succeed Cooke in the role from 1 May 2024. Head of the firm’s M&A practice since 2016 and co-head of financial institutions, Turnill joined Slaughters in 1996 and made partner […]
As Clifford Chance’s partnership whittles down candidates for the managing partner role, there are widespread concerns the final list will lack female candidates, sources told The Lawyer. The consultation stage of the nomination process means that partners are now poring over names that were submitted in initial phases. Sources told The Lawyer that the first […]
The first in a series of leadership changes, Slaughter and May has elected its former head of disputes to the role of managing partner. Deborah Finkler has won the job, becoming the first woman in the firm’s executive team in its 132-year history. Slaughters partners are understood to appoint new leaders following an agreement, which is […]