Law Firm Leadership and Strategy - Page 11

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

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

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

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

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

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

West Coast heavyweight blames subdued market and ‘impact of technology, data and the evolving workplace’

Firm launched last month by former Lewis Brisbois partners renamed Daugherty Lordan

Alternative legal services chief Libby Jackson assumes new role intended to expand HSF’s digital advisory services

Marike Bakker replaces Chris Warner as co-managing partner alongside Sjoerd Meijer and Lieke van der Velden

Policy extending to all lawyers sees Skadden join a number of Big Law rivals in mandating time in the office

John Malpas explores the thinking behind the appointment of Davis Polk and Simpson Thacher to advise on the planned A&O/Shearman tie-up

Move sees transatlantic firm join the likes of Cooley, Goodwin Procter and Dechert in laying off staff

For the first time in decades the four international UK Magic Circle firms will no longer be marching in strategic tandem, reports John Malpas

'Outstanding leader' Gregory Katz succeeds founder Bob Lewis, who stepped down after more than 100 lawyers left to launch new boutique