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posted 6 May 2008
Slaughters completes management shake-up
INTERNATIONAL LAW firm Slaughter and May has announced the election of eight practice stream heads, following the election of Chris Saul as senior partner earlier in 2008.
Frances Murphy replaces Saul as the head of the firm’s corporate department, while David Waterfield succeeds Graham White as head of commercial real estate. Richard Clark and Jonathan Fenn replace Elizabeth Barrett and Eddie Codrington in dispute resolution and pensions and employment respectively.
Four practice heads were re-elected for a further three-year term – Tony Beare in tax; Malcolm Nicholson in competition; Steve Cooke in M&A; and Andrew Balfour for financing.
The firm has also announced its new 11-strong partnership board, including Saul, White (as executive partner) and new practice partner Paul Olney. Practice heads Murphy, Balfour and Cooke are also on the board, alongside five new partners – Roland Turnill, Craig Cleaver, Steve Edge, Philippe Chappatte and Richard Clark. All the appointments came into effect on 1 May 2008.
As practice partner, Olney will assume control of planning and development of the practice, including the firm’s relationships with law firms outside the UK.
White’s executive partner role is one of “overall management strategy”, including compliance and financial management.
The firm has also named four new partners in the latest round of promotions – Sarah Cardell, Rebecca Cousin, Ben Kingsley and Isabel Taylor.
