Allen & Overy (A&O) has chosen partner Adam Cleal to head up its property department and has backed his plan to attract high-end property clients in order to reduce the amount of corporate support work that is done by the department.

Cleal took over from former head of property Rod Brown last Friday (6 July).
Brown had come to the end of a five-year term as head of the department. He will continue fee earning after he returns from a sabbatical.