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Thursday 9 February 2012 - Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London

Management Partner of the Year

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This award will recognise outstanding firm management from either a managing partner, senior partner, chief executive or chief operating officer. Key factors influencing our judging panel include market profile, strategic thinking, communication skills and the extent to which the individual has the support of their peers, partners, staff and clients in driving the firm’s business forward.

Previous Winners:

Since he became managing partner in 2004, Peter Crossley has led Hammonds through one of the most turbulent periods in its history with considerable skill. It has not been easy, as Crossley was forced to improve the firm’s poor financial position while balancing the twin challenges of maintaining a national network and growing an international footprint. Throughout, Crossley has maintained not only the steady nerve that reflects his litigation background but also a demeanour that has won him many admirers in the market.

Securing a merger in 2010 with US firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey has now transformed the UK firm’s international offering and Crossley can take much of the credit for the tie-up. The deal went live in January of this year with Crossley becoming head of Europe in the merged firm, which has more than 1,400 lawyers spread across 37 offices. Putting Hammonds on a firmer footing and delivering an eye-catching US merger makes him a worthy winner of Management Partner of the Year.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

TIM EYLES
Taylor Wessing

Tim Eyles has played a central role in a year of change for Taylor Wessing, bringing considerable vision to his first full year in charge. He has overseen a rebranding, greater alignment between the firm’s international offices, the introduction of industry sector groups and a global key client programme. The firm is now well placed to not only bolster its position in the City but globally as well.

PETER JACKSON
Hill Dickinson

Hill Dickinson’s managing partner Peter Jackson has played a central role in another year of considerable progress for the firm. During 2010, the firm added teams in Liverpool and Sheffield from Halliwells and confirmed its position as one of the best-managed firms in the North.

MICHAEL LINGENS
Speechly Bircham

Since he took over as managing partner in 1998, Michael Lingens has been the driving force behind Speechly Bircham’s push towards the top 50 of the Legal Business 100. A 2009 merger with Campbell Hooper gave the firm’s revenues a considerable boost, while profits have also risen.

IAN PITTAWAY
Sacker & Partners

As senior partner of Sacker & Partners, Ian Pittaway has played a central role in establishing the firm as one of the most impressive niche players in the City. Re-elected in 2010 for a third consecutive term, he combines his management duties with being one of the UK’s leading pensions specialists.

GARY SENIOR
Baker & McKenzie

Now in his third term as managing partner of
Baker & McKenzie’s London office, Gary Senior
has driven much of the firm’s recent success in the City. In 2010 the office out-performed much of the competition with significant growth in both
turnover and profits. Senior has also played an
active role in improving the integration of Baker’s global network.