Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer shuffled its management pack this week with new leaders appointed for three of its biggest practice groups. With the moves coming amid an ongoing top-level hiring spree in the US and ahead of a senior partner vote next year, change seems the order of the day on Fleet Street.
On Monday (13 October) the magic circle firm named David Scott as its new litigation head, replacing Chris Pugh, while Caroline Stroud will take over from Nick Squire leading the employment, pensions and benefits group. But the most significant change is the replacement of corporate chief Ed Braham with German partner Rick van Aerssen.
