Hogan Lovells has announced a management shake-up in Germany, with a newly created managing partner role to oversee all of the firm’s German offices. Current Munich office managing partner Stefan Schuppert has been appointed as managing partner of Germany, presiding over the firm’s four offices in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich. An intellectual property lawyer, Schuppert […]
Sidley Austin has rejigged its leadership in the London office, with office head Matthew Dening handing over the reins to corporate partner Thomas Thesing. Thesing has been Sidley’s London corporate co-head since 2001. He has been at the firm for nearly two decades, having been promoted to partner in 2001 following its merger with New York firm […]
Withers managing director Margaret Robertson has been re-elected for a fourth term, following a successful reign overseeing the internationalisation of the British firm. Following the uncontested election, Robertson will remain as CEO for a three-year term, until 2021. The firm’s 2016/17 financials revealed an eight per cent growth in revenue from £161.5m to £174.5m. Withers also promoted […]
Paul Hastings is to appoint a London lawyer to the role of global co-managing partner for the first time, in a move that highlights the importance of the City to the strategy of the firm. London office head Ronan O’Sullivan will take up the post from October, The Lawyer has learned, replacing current co-managing partner and Los Angeles […]
London partner Richard Trobman has been voted in as the new chairman and managing partner of Latham & Watkins. Trobman has been serving as co-interim chair of Latham, alongside US partner Ora Fisher, since the departure of Bill Voge earlier this year. Former global chair Voge stood down from the firm’s chairmanship in March after admitting […]
Clifford Chance has appointed two new heads of its UK corporate practice to replace Mark Poulton. The corporate practice will now be co-headed by Melissa Fogarty, who specialises in corporate advisory and M&A matters, and Nigel Wellings, a private equity specialist. Wellings was previously head of corporate for two years in the Middle East, where he […]
Dentons has hired a non-lawyer to lead its UK and Middle East businesses six months after UK boss Brandon Ransley announced plans to retire. The firm has announced that Lisa Sewell, formerly director of shared operations at RBS, will join the firm as managing director. She joined RBS in 2015 from LS Projects, where she […]
Ashurst chairman Ben Tidswell will continue in his role for a further four years after claiming victory in the firm’s leadership elections. Litigator Tidswell became Ashurst’s first post-merger chairman in 2013 after the firm announced its merger with Australian outfit Blake Dawson. He will continue in the position for a second term of four years from November 2018, […]
Taylor Wessing‘s co-head of international litigation Shane Gleghorn has been announced as the firm’s new managing partner. Gleghorn will take up the role on 1 October, replacing Tim Eyles. Last December, The Lawyer revealed Eyles would step down in June 2018 at the conclusion of his third term at the helm of the firm. Eyles […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has revamped its corporate practice as veteran Simon Marchant leaves after nearly three decades at the magic circle firm, The Lawyer can reveal. Marchant has been Freshfields City corporate head for four years and is retiring from the firm’s partnership this July. He will be replaced by partner Julian Pritchard, who will take […]
White & Case’s longstanding London head Oliver Brettle has stood down from his position after a decade in charge. Employment partner Brettle was appointed as London executive partner in 2008 and will be replaced by US-qualified securities lawyer Melissa Butler. Butler worked at the now-dissolved US firm Thacher Proffitt & Wood from 2001 to 2006 […]
Hogan Lovells has added London infrastructure partner Adrian Walker to its global board in the first rejig since the appointment of chair Leo von Gerlach earlier this year. Walker has been named as the London representative of the board, replacing previous City member litigation partner Ruth Grant. He is the founder of the firm’s infrastructure, energy, resources […]
