Law Firm Leadership and Strategy

Ex-Baker McKenzie strategy chief joins Rouse board amid PE-fuelled demand for NEDs

Rouse, one of several IP firms to have struck investment deals, operates a corporate governance structure

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Singapore’s WongPartnership announces leadership changes

Sean Yu elected managing partner, replacing Wai King Ng, who will become senior partner alongside his existing role as chair

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Stephenson Harwood breaks £300m barrier as PEP hits £1m for the first time

London firm says record results put it on track to double revenue under five-year plan

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Casey Ryan to extend tenure as Reed Smith’s global managing partner

Ryan ran unopposed and will begin new four-year term on 1 January 2026

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DWF group CEO to retire

Nigel Knowles to stand down from CEO role on 1 August; insurance services division head Matthew Doughty named CEO-elect

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TLT names financial services head as new senior partner

Andrew Lyon to take the reins from Sasha Butterworth on 1 January 2026

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Baker McKenzie names next global chair

London-based Sunny Mann to succeed Milton Cheng, who works out of Hong Kong, in October

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Withers names private client disputes partner as new chair

Paul Hewitt to succeed Justine Markovitz at helm of private client powerhouse on 1 July 2025

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K&L Gates names new managing partner and chair

Leaders of finance and corporate practices to take over leadership of top 25 US firm

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HSF names new executive partner for UK, EMEA ahead of Kramer merger

Jeremy Walden to take the helm of Anglo-Australian firm’s 270-partner UK and EMEA network on 1 June

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From perception to presence: developing an authentic professional brand

Building a personal brand is not about imposing a narrative, it is about being authentic, writes Farone Advisors’ Deborah Farone

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Patrick Allen to retire after 48 years leading London’s Hodge Jones & Allen

Top personal injury lawyer is known for taking on high-profile multiparty actions

  • 3mos

Fieldfisher names new senior partner

Litigator and MENA head Viven Davies to take up role on 1 April as Fieldfisher moves to become Europe’s leading law firm

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Reed Smith appoints chief marketing and business development officer

Top 40 US firm says Gillian Ward’s role has been redefined to reflect focus on BD

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Slaughter and May names successor to first managing partner Finkler

Slaughters lifer David Johnson to take over from Deborah Finkler in August

  • 5mos
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