Paul Jenkins is global CEO of Anglo-Australian powerhouse Ashurst, created by a merger between U.K.’s Ashurst, founded 200 years ago, and Australia’s Blake Dawson in 2012. Jenkins joined Blake Dawson in 1996 and was promoted to partner there a decade later.
He led the merged firm’s global finance offering before being voted in as global managing partner in 2016. He was appointed to his third term in the CEO role in 2022, and during his tenure has overseen strong financial growth and a concerted expansion in the U.S. market.
