BLG disputes head defects to Taylor Wessing
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert commercial disputes head Julian Randall has quit the firm to join Taylor Wessing along with litigation partner Andrew Howell.
Simon Konsta
It comes just weeks after Taylor Wessing raided the firm for its financial services chief Tim Strong (4 October 2010).
Randall leaves the firm after more than two decades.
BLG has launched a strategic review of the firm’s practices in recent months with a view to growing its non-contentious practices. Senior partner Simon Konsta has established an advisory team to examine strategic opportunities for growth in London and internationally.
Taylor Wessing head of commercial disputes Richard Marsh said: “We’re delighted to have secured three such high-profile litigators as part of the firm’s strategy to grow the commercial and financial disputes team.”
Readers' comments (6)
Anonymous | 27-Oct-2010 12:43 pm
they can't pretend that this isn't a significant loss.
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Headhunter | 27-Oct-2010 3:12 pm
Haha what a joke. Every litigator i know at the firm is looking around. might be because they earn less than my wife. Who doesnt work.
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Anonymous | 28-Oct-2010 11:19 am
It's a very significant loss. Taylor Wessing only the latest firm to benefit as BLG's better lawyers jump from the sinking ship.
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Litigation Queen | 28-Oct-2010 1:06 pm
Regardless of whether Julian is a big loss or not, I'm staggered to see BLG is yet again thinking of "growing its non-contentious practices". Ye gods, haven't the "new" management learned ANYTHING from the last 20 years? BLG will never have a substantial non-contentious practice; they don't have the people nor can they persuade decent people to join them.
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Anonymous | 28-Oct-2010 4:58 pm
It's a laughable business model - no chance of building a non-contentious practice, therefore no chance of establishing a successful commercial litigation practice - they are doomed to stay stuck being an insurance-led practice which can't pay its best people enough, or keep them interested enough, to stick around!
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Counter Culture | 31-Oct-2010 7:50 pm
What's so bad about being insurance-led? A lot of firms would give anything to have BLG's penetration, nationally and internationally, of a sector that generates such a volume of litigation. If he is such a significant loss why is he going to a firm with nothing like the litigation credentials of Barlows? Looks more like BLG sharpening its pen.
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