Law Firm Leadership and Strategy - Page 10

Cooley appoints first woman CEO as Conroy prepares to stand down after 16 years

San Francisco corporate head Rachel Proffitt to take over in 2024; Conroy to stay on as chair

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Winston & Strawn names new chairman after almost two decades

Global litigation co-chair Steve D’Amore to succeed veteran chair Tom Fitzgerald in June 2024

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Irwin Mitchell names new group chief executive officer

COO Craig Marshall takes the helm following death of former CEO Andrew Tucker last month

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Top London media law boutique to launch PR agency

Schillings teams up with two respected PR industry figures to help clients manage ‘high stakes’ opportunities and threats

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Norton Rose Fulbright’s global CEO Gerry Pecht steps down early and retires from partnership

US and EMEA managing partners to lead global giant for interim period

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Paul Weiss makes a splash in London with four-partner Kirkland raid

Hire of team led by ‘superstar’ Neel Sachdev signals move into practising English law

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Australia’s Moulis Legal shakes up leadership with CEO hire

Zarmina Nasir is replacing Suzanne Moulis, who is joining a tech consultancy but will retain a seat on the board

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Some firms might be trying to crack America – but Asia is where the action is

Access to Asia’s growing economies should be a key strategy for firms with a mature, global client base, writes WarwickPlace’s Robert Bata

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How does a law firm’s business support add value today?

Law firms are waking up to the value that operations can bring if done right, writes Bignon de Keyser partner Richard King

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Allen & Overy appoints Middle East and Turkey chief as interim global managing partner

Khalid Garousha begins eight-month term in September following Gareth Price’s resignation for personal reasons

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Slaughter and May becomes first major law firm to set social mobility targets

Magic Circle firm aims to have 25% of employees from lower socio-economic background by 2033

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner names co-chair Steve Baumer as new global CEO

Fellow co-chair Lisa Mayhew will stand down as the firm moves to a single leadership structure

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White & Case elects New York litigator as first woman chair

Executive committee member Heather McDevitt to succeed veteran chair Hugh Verrier 1 September

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Carey Olsen names new leaders in Guernsey, BVI

Former London silk Alex Hall Taylor KC and corporate partner Tom Carey to helm offshore boutique’s BVI, Guernsey offices

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Skadden names senior corporate lawyer Jeremy London new executive partner

London to succeed incumbent Eric Friedman next April as Wall Street heavyweight’s fourth executive partner

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