Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson‘s London managing partner Graham White is to retire later this year with asset management partner Mark Mifsud taking up the role of London head. Continue reading “Fried Frank London leadership to move to Mifsud as veteran White retires”
With his international tour as global chair coming to a close, Baker McKenzie‘s new chief Paul Rawlinson is targeting renewed growth in the firm’s transactional practices in London, New York and China. Continue reading “Baker McKenzie chair Rawlinson targets 250-strong New York office and launches new industrials sector group”
Stephenson Harwood has re-appointed its management team with Sharon White staying on as the firm’s chief executive while Roland Foord has been re-elected as senior partner. Continue reading “‘We’ve set out our vision’: Stephenson Harwood reappoints management duo”
Slaughter and May is changing heads in three practice areas: dispute resolution, outsourcing, technology, intellectual property (IP) and sport, and pensions and employment, as Linklaters has also promoted a new real estate leader. Continue reading “Refreshing the ranks: Magic Circle firms freshen up practice area leadership”
After 27 years at the Magic Circle firm, former senior partner Robert Elliott has been appointed chairman at Irish bank Permanent TSB Group Holdings. Continue reading “To the bank: Linklaters’ Elliott takes chair role at Permanent TSB”
An ambition to improve business services at Travers Smith has seen senior partner Chris Hale re-elected, after completing his first term of four years.
Hale, who in 2013 amended the firm’s partnership deed to restrict his own term in the job, will retire from the senior partner post in 2019 after a further two-year stint. In the past, senior partners had a three-year term, but there was no limit to the number of terms one could complete.
With long-term managing partner Jonathan Watmough stepping down in December last year, insurance head James Miller has taken over the reins at RPC. Legal Business caught up with him to discuss the priorities for the new leader.
What is your immediate strategy for RPC?
So far it has been business as usual. I’m very lucky to come in on the back of 11.5% turnover growth over five years. Insurance has been one of our core strengths and we will continue to invest there, but my focus now is on the whole firm. Really we try to invest in people: if we felt we were under strength we would hire, but I am quite happy with our strategic balance.
Continue reading “Q&A: RPC’s new managing partner talks strategy, international expansion and tech”
Latham & Watkins announced today (27 February) that capital markets partner Richard Trobman has won a contested election to become one of two vice-chairs of the firm, to succeed New York-based David Gordon who has been vice chair since 2011. Continue reading “More leadership in London: Latham elects Trobman as vice-chair”
Burges Salmon has appointed employment partner Chris Seaton as senior partner, taking over the role from Alan Barr, who has served as senior partner of the firm for the last six years. Continue reading “Regional leader Burges Salmon appoints new senior partner as Barr steps down after six years”
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has elected shipping finance partner Nigel Thomas as the firm’s new chairman, taking over from long-serving partner Frank Dunne. Continue reading “WFW fills chair gap with finance partner as Dunne continues New York push”
