It has become bromidic to observe that we’ve moved from a linear growth market, ever up and to the right, to one of flat demand (did someone say, “growth is dead?”). We are, in short, in a battle for market share.
Welcome to the rest of the economy. Continue reading “Guest Post: Our battle for market share (why growth is not dead)”
Addleshaw Goddard has today (16 May) announced the appointment of business support and restructuring head John Joyce as managing partner for a three-year term after a contested election against real estate head Adrian Collins, following outgoing chief Paul Devitt’s ahead-of-term resignation. Continue reading “New leadership for Addleshaws with election of John Joyce to managing partner”
Hogan Lovells has re-shuffled its international management committee (IMC), with incoming CEO Steve Immelt stepping down as co-head of litigation, arbitration and employment as he succeeds outgoing chiefs David Harris and Warren Gorrell.
Clifford Chance (CC) private equity partner Simon Tinkler has stepped down from his role as London head of corporate after a four-year term, as top 30 LB 100 firm Nabarro gears up for its first managing partner elections in 15 years this summer, with current head Andrew Inkester expected to stand again.
Announcing his retirement last month, Irwin Mitchell’s longstanding head and current group chief executive John Pickering pointed to ‘the changing legal sector’ and his desire for the firm to have settled long-term senior management.
Speaking to Legal Business, Pickering (pictured), who joined the firm as an articled clerk in 1977 and now plans to pursue non-executive director positions elsewhere, explains his reasoning behind the decision. Continue reading “Irwin Mitchell’s outgoing chief executive John Pickering on change in the sector and why it was time to hang up his boots”
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Simon Marchant as its new City corporate head in the wake of Julian Long’s election to London managing partner, as the Magic Circle firm also announces that Simon Priddis will take over as competition head. Continue reading “Freshfields unveils new City competition head as Marchant takes over as London corporate chief”
Announcing his retirement last month, Irwin Mitchell’s longstanding head and current group chief executive John Pickering pointed to ‘the changing legal sector’ and his desire for the firm to have settled long-term senior management.
Speaking to Legal Business, Pickering, who joined the firm as an articled clerk in 1977 and now plans to pursue non-executive director positions elsewhere, explains his reasoning behind the decision.
Higson elected ahead of move to single global CEO
Hogan Lovells has taken a step towards giving its younger partners a high level representative voice with the announcement in April that it has created a position on its 12-strong board for an equity partner aged 45 and under.
London corporate partner Ben Higson has been elected to the role and the firm has also chosen German IP and technology partner Leopold von Gerlach to take over from José María Balañá as the representative for Continental Europe on the board, which has supervisory responsibility in overseeing the affairs of the firm but without executive responsibility for strategy, management, and operational decisions.
Continue reading “Hogan Lovells gives voice to partners under 45 with new board level role”
TLT’s managing partner David Pester has been reappointed for a fifth three-year term following an uncontested election process, the firm announced today (28 April). Continue reading “TLT reappoints David Pester as managing partner for fifth term”
‘Never before has our future seemed so shrouded in fog and noise,’ I’ve written, and discussed its paralytic effects on our decision-making. Comes now academic vindication of just how strong the effect is. Continue reading “Guest post: Paralysed by uncertainty? Snap out of it”
