Linklaters has appointed Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s global head of legal innovation Maziar Jamnejad as innovation manager for the firm in Italy. Jamnejad spent nearly two years leading Freshfields’ innovation efforts, after spending four years as an associate and senior associate in the firm’s investigations practice in London. Jamnejad will work with closely with Linklaters’ global innovation team, including London-based head of innovation Shilpa Bhandarkar.
Linklaters has also appointed a new managing partner for France, with Bertrand Adriani taking over the reigns from Arnaud de La Cotardiere for a four-year term. Adriani has been a partner with Linklaters since 1993, and is head of the banking and projects division in Paris, and co-head of the French Africa desk. He will continue in both of these roles. Cotardiere will stay in the Paris office as a full-time litigation and arbitration partner.
