Law Firm Leadership and Strategy - Page 4
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
White & Case elects New York litigator as first woman chair
Executive committee member Heather McDevitt to succeed veteran chair Hugh Verrier 1 September
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
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
Orrick cuts 6% of global workforce
West Coast heavyweight blames subdued market and ‘impact of technology, data and the evolving workplace’
Barber Ranen rebrands after name partners resign over sexist, racist emails
Firm launched last month by former Lewis Brisbois partners renamed Daugherty Lordan
Herbert Smith Freehills names first managing partner for digital legal services
Alternative legal services chief Libby Jackson assumes new role intended to expand HSF’s digital advisory services
NautaDutilh appoints second woman to three-strong leadership team
Marike Bakker replaces Chris Warner as co-managing partner alongside Sjoerd Meijer and Lieke van der Velden
Skadden mandates four days in office
Policy extending to all lawyers sees Skadden join a number of Big Law rivals in mandating time in the office
The elite Wall Street legal teams advising on the blockbuster A&O Shearman merger
John Malpas explores the thinking behind the appointment of Davis Polk and Simpson Thacher to advise on the planned A&O/Shearman tie-up
BCLP cuts 47 global business services roles
Move sees transatlantic firm join the likes of Cooley, Goodwin Procter and Dechert in laying off staff
‘Opportunistic and strategic’ – Allen & Overy’s bold move to crack the lucrative US market
For the first time in decades the four international UK Magic Circle firms will no longer be marching in strategic tandem, reports John Malpas
Lewis Brisbois names new managing partner in wake of mass employment team exodus
'Outstanding leader' Gregory Katz succeeds founder Bob Lewis, who stepped down after more than 100 lawyers left to launch new boutique
IT leadership – what are your firm’s requirements?
Law firms of all sizes can benefit from dedicated IT leadership, writes 3Kites' Jon Howells
Singapore partner succeeds London investigations specialist at helm of Baker McKenzie’s financial institutions group
Annual practice and sector group leadership refresh also ushers in new tax, IP and tech chiefs
Travers Smith senior partner to step down
Kathleen Russ to remain at London firm as a consultant after stepping down in June
HSF announces new antitrust leadership
Kyriakos Fountoukakos to serve as managing partner of global competition and trade team
Linklaters ‘redesigns’ low-cost arm and commits to remote working model
Limitless by Linklaters will offer alternative legal services without need for regional hub, firm says
Ince Group calls in administrators
Troubled listed top 50 UK law firm seeks buyer after major creditor withdraws support
Top Spanish firm Cuatrecasas sees revenue grow 4.7% to hit new record
Firm’s revenue rises to €352.66m for the 2022 fiscal year as Latin American and Portuguese business grows
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