Allen & Overy (A&O) antitrust partner Michael Reynolds has been appointed as the new president of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Reynolds, who launched A&O's Brussels office in 1979, where he has since been based, will now hold the position for two years.

He succeeds Akira Kawamura, a corporate and litigation of counsel at top Japanese law firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, who has held the role since January 2011.