London head Rawlinson takes chair post at global giant Baker & McKenzie Madeleine Farman6 June 2016Law firm management Baker & McKenzie has appointed its first British chairman with London head Paul Rawlinson winning an election to replace current chair Eduardo Leite.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Related ContentRevolving Doors: Milbank signs up infrastructure trio while Travers hires new restructuring headRevolving Doors: Paul Hastings picks up White & Case infra team while Bakers makes double hire in London‘A true win’ – Baker McKenzie on record Ecuador $1.6bn debt-for-nature swap and winning Finance Team of the Year‘How hard are you prepared to work?’ – partners who’ve made it on how they built a book of business‘We don’t have a large ship to turn around’ – Eversheds Sutherland co-CEOs to canvas partners on strategy plansNRF to incentivise cross-border work with formalised global management committeeRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London moves‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner