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Legal leadership: a handbook for future success

Today’s law firm is an entity in flux. Economic and technological disruption – along with a range of other factors – have contributed to this change, meaning that firms are not what they used to be. It is therefore a necessity that the way they are managed also needs to change.

Career Development for Women Lawyers

Although women comprise nearly half of all law students and incoming associates at law firms, and have done so for many years, they remain greatly outnumbered by men at senior levels. If nothing is done to change this trend, the percentage of women equity partners will remain under 20 percent for decades to come.

PARTNER MOVES - Weil Adds Banking & Finance Partner Eliot Relles in New York

03 Jun 2020

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Eliot Relles has joined the Firm as a partner. He is part of Weil’s global Banking & Finance practice and is based in the Firm’s New York office.

“Eliot will be a terrific addition to Weil’s market-leading global Banking & Finance practice,” said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf. “We are very excited to welcome him to the Firm.”

PARTNER MOVES - Matthew R. Jones, Leading Executive Compensation Lawyer, Joins Ropes & Gray in Chicago

03 Jun 2020

Matthew R. Jones, a leading executive compensation and employee benefits lawyer, has joined Ropes & Gray as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Matt is a skilled and sought-after advisor who focuses his practice on all executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions, as well as on ongoing compensation and benefits matters. Matt prides himself in taking a practical and efficient approach to helping clients solve complex problems.

PARTNER MOVES - Leading European Restructuring Lawyer Matthew Czyzyk Joins Ropes & Gray’s Business Restructuring Group in London

03 Jun 2020

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has strengthened its European restructuring and special situations offering with the appointment of Matthew Czyzyk as a partner in its business restructuring group. Matt will be based in London.

PARTNER MOVES - Mayer Brown enhances tax capabilities with addition of partner Dan Kiely in New York

03 Jun 2020

Mayer Brown continues to strengthen its transactional tax planning capabilities with the arrival of Dan Kiely, who joins the firm as a partner in the Tax Transactions & Consulting practice in New York. Mr. Kiely was previously the senior vice president and chief tax officer at OneMain Financial.

PARTNER MOVES - Former Goldman Sachs Vice President and Associate General ‎Counsel Brian Bolton Rejoins Locke Lord’s Dallas Office as ‎Partner

03 Jun 2020

Brian Bolton has rejoined Locke Lord’s Dallas office as a Partner in the Firm’s renowned Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Practice Group. Bolton will primarily support the Firm’s real estate acquisition and finance practice.‎

PARTNER MOVES - Susy Bullock Rejoins Gibson Dunn as a Disputes Partner in London

03 Jun 2020

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce Susy Bullock has rejoined the firm’s London office as a partner.  Bullock, formerly a Managing Director and Head of EMEA Litigation at UBS, will focus on helping clients, particularly those in the financial services sector, navigate a wide range of disputes and business and human rights issues.