Slaughter and May has elected corporate partner David Wittmann as its new practice partner, replacing Paul Olney, who is retiring at the end of this year after more than 30 years at the firm.

Olney (pictured), who joined Slaughters in 1983, has been a partner at the magic circle firm since 1990. He took up the practice partner position six years ago, with his current term originally scheduled to run until April 2016.