Linklaters has handed the management of its flagship French practice to a three-person committee – bringing the office in line with most of the Continental network – as the magic circle leader nears the end of a major overhaul of its European management.
The new committee is made up of corporate and private equity expert Alain Garnier, a partner since 1997, former Gide Loyrette Nouel litigator Arnaud de La Cotardiere, a partner since 1998, and banking specialist Nathalie Hobbs, who joined the partnership in 2001.
