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International Edition

As Veteran Kerr Steps Down, What's Next For Bird & Bird?

The firm has elected a replacement for David Kerr, who first took up the CEO role in 1996.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Peter Torcicollo to Succeed Dunican as Gibbons Managing Partner

Torcicollo will fill half the current role of Patrick C. Dunican Jr., the longtime chairman and managing director who is assuming the role of executive chairperson early next year.
4 minute read

International Edition

Fieldfisher Names Successor as Chissick to Stand Down After 10 Years

The U.K. firm has named a successor for the long-term leader who has overseen a period of rapid expansion in the last decade.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Shoe Carnival's Longtime General Counsel Laces Up for 'Next Mission'

Sean Georges has finished his more than 22-year marathon with the national footwear retailer as a new CEO takes over.
2 minute read

International Edition

A&O Shifts Veteran Disputes Partner from Paris to Singapore

The partner moves to Singapore, making A&O the second firm this month to helicopter-in partners into Southeast Asia.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

D.C. Court of Appeals Issues Decision of First Impression Concerning Rule 5.6(a) of the Rules of Professional Conduct Regarding Restrictions on the Practice of Law

In this edition of their Law Firm Partnership Law column, Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria L. Ciampi discuss a recent decision which puts the District of Columbia into the mainstream of other states in the United States concerning Rule 5.6(a) of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
5 minute read

International Edition

Clifford Chance's Generation Game: Why Younger Partners are Reticent to Stand for Managing Partner

Many within the firm doubt that calls by its senior partner to encourage the firm's younger generation to stand for the leadership role have worked.
9 minute read

Law.com

Why Succession Planning Doesn't Have to Alienate Senior Lawyers

In this week's Legal Speak episode, legal recruiter-turned-career coach Steve Seckler delves into an oft-overlooked question in law firm succession planning: how do you prepare the current generation of legal leaders to pass the baton?
1 minute read

Law.com

'People Want Confidence' In Their Leaders: Why Sidley Makes Succession Planning a Priority

In this week's episode, Law.com business of law reporter Dylan Jackson talks to Yvette Ostolaza, the chair-elect of Sidley Austin's management committee, and Larry Barden, the firm's outgoing chair, about the firm's approach to cultivating a new generation of leadership.
1 minute read

International Edition

The London Lawyer: The 'Back to the Office' Era

Analysis of: the UK Top 50 table, whether you want your kids to be lawyers, Slaughters' new managing partner race, and age discrimination in UK law firms.
5 minute read

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