Succession Planning

International Edition

Norton Rose Continues South Africa Hiring Campaign With New Clyde & Co Partner

By Jennigay Coetzer | November 6, 2023

NRFSA's strategy is to ensure the firm has a bank of senior but younger lawyers to enable it to service clients for decades to come, says CEO.

2 minute read

International Edition

BonelliErede, Moving Forward With New Strategic Plan, Changes Management Team

By Anne Bagamery | October 4, 2023

The change comes after a period of upheaval for BonelliErede, which has seen three partner-led team losses to rival Italian firms since the beginning of the year.

2 minute read
International Edition

Mexican Law Firm Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez Launches Succession Plan

By Amy Guthrie | September 26, 2023

Three members of the board, including the corporate firm's long-time senior partner, will return full-time to client work.

3 minute read

International Edition

Irwin Mitchell Names Group CEO Following Predecessor's Passing

By Jack Womack | September 13, 2023

In August, Irwin Mitchell said that Andrew Tucker had passed away after an 'unexpected illness'.

1 minute read
International Edition

White & Case's Hugh Verrier Stepping Down, Firm Names Litigation Partner as Next Chair

By Patrick Smith | June 27, 2023

The firm's new chair, Heather McDevitt, was announced Tuesday after a partnership vote and will take the helm on September 1, 2023.

2 minute read
International Edition

Skadden Names New Executive Partner as Eric Friedman Steps Aside After 15 Years at the Helm

By Patrick Smith | June 15, 2023

Skadden has selected Jeremy London to succeed Eric Friedman as executive partner, effective April 2024.

2 minute read
International Edition

Holland & Knight Managing Partner Steven Sonberg To Step Down After 16 Years At Helm

By Alexander Lugo | June 8, 2023

"It has been an honor and a privilege to lead Holland & Knight and I am extremely grateful for the extraordinary contributions our attorneys and staff have made to our shared success," Sonberg said in a press release.

5 minute read
International Edition

Addleshaws Introduces Raft of Offerings to Ease Partner Retirement Process

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | May 15, 2023

The firm's head of responsible business said that the topic of partner retirement was "shrouded in some mystery and behind door conversations, and we wanted to change that".

2 minute read
International Edition

Shearman Revenue Drops 10%, PEP Slides 17.5% After Record 2021

By Patrick Smith | March 27, 2023

The firm recently ended its merger talks with Hogan Lovells amid several international partner exits.

6 minute read
International Edition

Brazil's Cescon Barrieu Appoints New Managing Partner

By Amy Guthrie | March 22, 2023

The firm has significantly grown its head count and revenue in recent years, while also opening additional offices in Brazil and launching an office in Canada.

2 minute read
Daily Report Online

Amy Helmick Chosen as First Female US Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Georgia

By Mason Lawlor | February 21, 2024

Helmick is currently an assistant U.S. attorney and has served as the Columbus branch chief for the Middle District U.S. Attorney's Office and will succeed retiring Magistrate Judge Stephen Hyles.

2 minute read
New York Law Journal

Family Business: A Missed Succession Planning Opportunity

By Jeffrey A. Galant | January 26, 2024

In the annals of family business succession planning, this article discusses some clever, albeit flawed, attempts to transfer ownership interests in a mature enterprise to family members while avoiding the transfer tax toll.

8 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiffs Firms Are Embracing Mergers to Solve Succession-Planning Uncertainty

By Amanda O'Brien | January 16, 2024

COVID-19 court closures put pressure on some firms' economic models, and most players in the arena don't regularly bring in fresh talent to create a pool of future leaders.

5 minute read
Law.com

Start 2024 By Considering The Synergy Between Retirement and Succession Planning

By Sharon Meit Abrahams | January 5, 2024

Attorney retirement and succession planning are critical issues that are often overlooked at the management level of law firms. A key question arises: What should come first, retirement or succession planning? Although they go hand in hand, many firms avoid addressing both.

7 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

Gay & Chacker Merges With Ginsburg & Associates

By Amanda O'Brien | January 3, 2024

Bruce Ginsburg, founder of Ginsburg & Associates, pointed to succession planning and minimizing his administrative duties when explaining his decision to move his practice.

3 minute read
The American Lawyer

Hogan Lovells, Holland & Hart Stay the Course With Current Chairs Amid Era of Leadership Transition

By Dan Roe | December 14, 2023

Marie-Aimée de Dampierre and Chris Balch earned second terms, as peer firms have selected new leaders.

2 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

Marshall Dennehey Announces New Casualty Practice Director

By Amanda O'Brien | December 12, 2023

Matthew Schorr will replace Howard Dwoskin at the helm of the firm's largest department.

5 minute read
The American Lawyer

Loeb & Loeb Elects Corporate Practice Leaders as New Firm Co-Chairs

By Dan Roe | November 30, 2023

Mitchell Nussbaum and Arash Khalili will take over for current chairman Kenneth Florin in February.

3 minute read
The American Lawyer

David Boies' Succession Plan Will Make or Break Boies Schiller

By Dan Roe | November 20, 2023

The partners of Boies Schiller Flexner will vote on the next firm chair in December, marking the culmination of a long, rocky and highly public succession plan.

8 minute read
Law.com

Lack of a Succession Plan Can Lead to the Death of a Law Firm

By J. Mark Santiago | October 27, 2023

Firms with aging managing partners should develop a succession plan for transferring clients and management responsibilities (over a five-to-ten-year transition period) to the firm's younger attorneys.

5 minute read

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