Former Baker McKenzie Chief Paul Rawlinson Died by Suicide, Inquest Hears

The former head of global firm Baker McKenzie died in April 2019 after temporarily stepping down from his role.

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Paul Rawlinson

The former global chair of Baker McKenzie, Paul Rawlinson, died by suicide, an inquest into his death heard on Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

The inquest, which took place virtually on Wednesday by the Surrey Coroner’s Court in the U.K., heard that Rawlinson died by suicide last year after suffering an “acute depressive illness.”

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Meganne Tillay

Meganne Tillay

Meganne joined Legal Week as a reporter in June 2019 upon completing a Master's in Journalism at Kingston University. She covers a number of domestic and international law firms, as well as real estate, capital markets and regulation. [email protected]

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