Linklaters shakes up top-level management teams as firm expands Poland support base
Magic circle firm shakes up governance with new appointments
October 20, 2016 at 06:28 AM
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Linklaters has shaken up its governing executive committee and partnership board, following recent management changes at the firm.
Newly promoted global corporate head Aedamar Comiskey – a contender for the senior partner post earlier this year – has joined the committee, known internally as ExCom, replacing Matthew Middleditch, who has been named global chairman of corporate.
ExCom, which is chaired by managing partner Gideon Moore, meets bi-monthly and consists of 10 regional and practice group heads.
Meanwhile, Belgium managing partner Henk Vanhulle has joined the magic circle firm's partnership board, replacing global M&A co-head Jean-Pierre Blumberg – who also ran for senior partner – as the Benelux representative.
Comiskey's place on the partnership board has been taken by London corporate partner Jessamy Gallagher. Germany representative Klaus Hoenig has been replaced by Frankfurt tax partner Jens Blumenberg, while the new London capital markets representative is partner Carson Welsh, who replaces Paul Lewis.
The partnership board, which consists of 11 elected partners reflecting a spread of practices and geographies, is chaired by senior partner Charlie Jacobs, with managing partner Moore attending in a non-voting capacity. Partners are elected to the board for a three-year term and can then seek re-election for a further three-year term.
The firm appointed former banking head Moore as managing partner last year, replacing Simon Davies, while Jacobs replaced Robert Elliott as senior partner at the start of October.
Linklaters' new leadership team is expected to present a package of lockstep reforms to the firm's partner conference next month, with potential changes thought to include a lengthening of the lockstep, the introduction of gates into the equity and increased flexibility around country factors.
Separately, Linklaters has moved to new, enlarged offices in Warsaw, taking 4,463 sq m of floor space in the Q22 Tower in Poland's capital.
Since 2014, the firm has used the office as a low cost hub, carrying out functions such as finance, data management and risk assistance.
In the new office, the legal practice occupies 3,297 sq m and the services centre 1,166 sq m, compared to 2,593 sq m and 778 sq m in the previous office in Warsaw Towers.
The magic circle firm has six partners, 11 counsel and 42 associates in Warsaw, according to its website. In 2015, the firm moved ten finance roles to Warsaw from its London and Colchester back-office teams.
However, a spokesperson for the firm said the move would not result in UK job cuts, adding that the move had "nothing to do with efficiencies" but was instead "about moving to a larger office with a good working environment".
Linklaters partnership board in full
Charlie Jacobs – senior partner Gideon Moore – managing partner (non-voting) Christa Band – London dispute resolution, tax, competition Nick Syson – London banking and projects Jessamy Gallagher – London mainstream corporate Carson Welsh – London capital markets Jens Blumenberg – Germany Alberto Luzarraga – Americas Wilailuk Okanurak – Asia Dmitry Dobatkin – EEMEA and Sweden Alain Garnier – France Sebastian Albella – South Europe
Linklaters ExCom in full
Gideon Moore – managing partner Michael Bennett – dispute resolution practice head Scott Bowie – US head Andreas Steck – Germany senior partner Marc Harvey – Asia managing partner Peter Hickman – chief finance and operations officer Michael Kent – finance and projects head Chris Lynch – HR director Aedamar Comiskey – corporate head Pieter Riemer – Western Europe managing partner Sarah Wiggins – client and sectors partner Katharine Davidson (secretariat) – global head of strategy
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