Tony Angel has his critics - particularly with regard to his management style – but there is no getting away from the success his particular brand of management has brought to Linklaters during his nine-year tenure.
The key point about Tony is that he was one of the first professional law firm managing partners, if not the first. He got the top job at Linklaters because of his skills as a manager and leader, not because he was a rainmaker or represented a powerful department. As such he paved the way for the likes of David Childs at Clifford Chance and Neville Eisenberg at Berwin Leighton Paisner.
