Two step up to challenge Ouwehand as CC senior partner vote looms

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Two step up to challenge Ouwehand as CC senior partner vote looms

Dubai partner Edmund Boyo and London partner Adrian Cartwright have stepped forward to challenge Clifford Chance’s (CC) incumbent senior partner Jeroen Ouwehand, three years into his four-year term. 

Structured finance specialist Boyo is well-regarded for his successful role as managing partner of the firm’s Dubai office. A CC lifer, he trained in the London office and spent 16 years in Frankfurt before relocating to Dubai in 2017.

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‘London’s dominance is slightly dwindling’: Simmons appoints German head to new European client relations role

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‘London’s dominance is slightly dwindling’: Simmons appoints German head to new European client relations role

Simmons & Simmons has created a new head of European client relations role in an effort to support continental clients in the post-Brexit landscape.

The position will be filled by the firm’s current German country head and longstanding global disputes chief, Hans-Hermann Aldenhoff. Aldenhoff, who has run the firm’s disputes function for 13 years, will be winding down his fee-earning to focus on the new role. Continue reading “‘London’s dominance is slightly dwindling’: Simmons appoints German head to new European client relations role”

‘I believe in our victory’: Defiant Radchenko named CMS Kyiv managing partner

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‘I believe in our victory’: Defiant Radchenko named CMS Kyiv managing partner

CMS has named Vitaliy Radchenko the new managing partner of its Kyiv office, as the practice continues to contend with the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

A 15-year veteran of the firm, Radchenko specialises in M&A and regulatory issues in the energy and power sectors, with a body of work that spans oil and gas, renewable power and mining and minerals. Continue reading “‘I believe in our victory’: Defiant Radchenko named CMS Kyiv managing partner”

Leadership shake-up sees Stevens & Bolton unveil new managing partner

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Leadership shake-up sees Stevens & Bolton unveil new managing partner

Richard King has been succeeded by corporate partner James Waddell as Stevens & Bolton’s managing partner as part of a leadership revamp.

King is stepping down after a successful five years in the role. In 2021, the Guildford-headquartered firm reported turnover of £29.1m, bringing the firm to 11 consecutive years of solid revenue growth. Corporate was among the fastest-growing practice areas last year posting 10% growth on 2020, behind only the firm’s intellectual property team, which reported a 17% growth. Continue reading “Leadership shake-up sees Stevens & Bolton unveil new managing partner”

New brooms from the Magic Circle: Moore adds new law string to his bow as Braham set to chair M&G

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New brooms from the Magic Circle: Moore adds new law string to his bow as Braham set to chair M&G

Gideon Moore (pictured), Linklaters’ erstwhile global managing partner, has added a further flourish to his CV to take on the role of non-executive director at new law scale-up nexa. The move follows Moore’s appointment earlier this year as chief legal officer and general counsel of NatWest, an executive role he will start on 1 April 2022.

This is the latest in a string of Magic Circle leaders taking the path less travelled post-partnership. Last Thursday (24 February) M&G plc announced that Edward Braham, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s former senior partner, is to join the listed UK investment manager as its chair on 14 March 2022. Continue reading “New brooms from the Magic Circle: Moore adds new law string to his bow as Braham set to chair M&G”

Stephenson Harwood re-elects Foord for fourth senior partner term

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Stephenson Harwood re-elects Foord for fourth senior partner term

Roland Foord’s long-standing tenure as senior partner of Stephenson Harwood has been extended with his election to a fourth two-year term, starting 1 May 2022.

Foord’s re-election will push his leadership stint to well over a decade, having initially been appointed senior partner after he stood uncontested in 2012. A firm stalwart, Foord joined Stephenson Harwood’s litigation team in 1985 before being made up to partner in 1989. At the time of his first election, Foord also led the firm’s professional services and art law teams.

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Happy 200th birthday: Ashurst chief Jenkins re-appointed for four-year term

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Happy 200th birthday: Ashurst chief Jenkins re-appointed for four-year term

In an emphatic endorsement of five years’ sustained revenue growth, Ashurst global chief executive Paul Jenkins has been reinstated for a further four-year term from 1 November 2022.

Having originally been elected CEO in 2016, Jenkins has successfully guided Ashurst through a tricky post-merger period, with revenues far exceeding expectations. Turnover stuttered in the years immediately following Ashurst’s 2013 merger with Australian firm Blake Dawson, but over the course of Jenkins’ tenure the firm’s revenue has jumped by 40% with an average annual growth rate of over 7%. Continue reading “Happy 200th birthday: Ashurst chief Jenkins re-appointed for four-year term”

‘A big deal’: Harrison sets out strategy for building a thoroughly modern law firm

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‘A big deal’: Harrison sets out strategy for building a thoroughly modern law firm

Undaunted by a hectic few days in which details of Natasha Harrison’s new firm Pallas Partners hit the headlines, the former Boies Schiller leader and litigator has discussed her agenda with Legal Business.

The influential Harrison (pictured)  is taking well-regarded partners Tracey Dovaston, Fiona Huntriss, Will Hooker, Neil Pigott and Matt Getz with her to staff the new firm. Continue reading “‘A big deal’: Harrison sets out strategy for building a thoroughly modern law firm”

HFW ushers in new era as Crump ends 15-year senior partner reign

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HFW ushers in new era as Crump ends 15-year senior partner reign

HFW has announced that global aviation head Giles Kavanagh has been elected as its new senior partner, ending stalwart Richard Crump’s 15-year tenure.

Kavanagh (pictured), who already has significant experience from being a member of HFW’s management board, will officially take over on 1 April 2022. It will mark the end of Crump’s fifth consecutive term as senior partner. Continue reading “HFW ushers in new era as Crump ends 15-year senior partner reign”

‘Similar but different’: Osborne Clarke’s veteran senior partner Saul hands the baton to Clough

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‘Similar but different’: Osborne Clarke’s veteran senior partner Saul hands the baton to Clough

Having overseen a time of significant growth for Osborne Clarke, Andrew Saul (pictured) is making way for Peter Clough to take on the senior partner mantle.

OC announced today (Monday 11 October) that its partnership had elected Clough to take over the role for a four-year term on 1 January 2022, following on from Saul completing two terms. Continue reading “‘Similar but different’: Osborne Clarke’s veteran senior partner Saul hands the baton to Clough”