Mayer Brown names new competition head
Mayer Brown has promoted partner Gillian Sproul to head of competition and antitrust in its London office.
Gillian Sproul
Sproul replaces Frances Murphy, who led the London team for eight years. Murphy will leave the firm in the next few weeks to head the London antitrust practice at Jones Day.
Sproul’s promotion comes as the firm pledges to bulk up its UK competition team, with the aim of recruiting into its associate ranks over the next few months.
Sproul said: “The firm’s really behind developing this group. There are a lot of client opportunities in this area for us and we’re very keen to expand.
“A key goal is to connect the London competition group more closely with the rest of the network.
“A lot of investigations are multinational and involve regulators in the US and Europe.
“We have strong practices in Washington DC and Brussels. The idea is to link our capabilities to provide an integrated service.”
In 2005 The Lawyer reported on Mayer Brown beefing up its EU competition practice with the hire of Sproul from Denton Wilde Sapte (18 March 2005). Sproul joined former head Murphy and brought the total partner number of competition partners in London to two.
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Readers' comments (18)
Anonymous | 28-Aug-2009 12:01 pm
Oh dear another high profile partner leaving Mayer Brown. They’re showing the symptoms of an endangered firm. What happened to the promise of new partners pitching up? I fear for their brand image it has been a abominable year for them: Management breakdown, Joseph Collins, Paul Maher, and the following shockwaves, the jealousy some supposedly professional partners are portraying, other partners leaving, the failure of the Heller deal and now this another high profile loss. What is going on? The firm must get its act together and learn that if it continues to conduct itself in a consistently piteous way its business will falter at a stratospheric rate, which is already beginning to happen.
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Anonymous | 28-Aug-2009 2:29 pm
I agree the firm is in dyer need of streamlining its PR. It’s a shame because the firm was presented with tremendous opportunity when it was approached by Mayer Brown & Platt some years ago now.
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Anonymous | 28-Aug-2009 3:31 pm
It will be very interesting when the firm’s financial figures are published; I suspect Revenue in London will have dropped significantly in relation to its city competitors. With the loss of market leading lawyers comes the loss of business especially when replacements are not sought.
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Anonymous | 28-Aug-2009 8:04 pm
Paul - is that you again?
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Anonymous | 1-Sep-2009 5:16 pm
Supposedly bright intelligent Mayer Brown London partners should not spend all day blogging on a news article. However I suppose work is sparse for them at the moment so I guess it's understandable. The comment above comes from the exact capricious Mayer Brown London corporate partner being spoken off. I have a message for you folk; Paul Maher fostered you for years promoting several of you to your respected positions, be honest and ask yourselves if repaying him in this way is just.
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Response to Mayer Brown London corporate | 1-Sep-2009 5:29 pm
How's your rapidly diminishing corporate department progressing?
Regards,
The Paul Maher PR machine.
P.S, Names will be mentioned from your side seeing that you have your heart set on destroying Paul's reputation.
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Anonymous | 2-Sep-2009 9:48 am
Ooh this is getting feisty. I want these supposedly cowardly Mayer Brown partners to reveal their identity and eloquently put their points across to this forum. Come on already let's get things out in the open.
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Anonymous | 2-Sep-2009 11:46 am
I wonder who’ll be leaving the firm next?
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Anonymous | 2-Sep-2009 11:55 am
horseshit..
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Anonymous | 2-Sep-2009 12:19 pm
Excuse me could you please substantiate upon that uttering and articulate yourself properly.
Thank you
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