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Clifford Chance names new senior partner
Global law firm Clifford Chance has elected a new senior partner for a four-year term, commencing in the new year.
Jerome Doraisamy
Adrian Cartwright has been elected as the new senior partner of Clifford Chance for a four-year term, starting 1 January 2023.
Clifford Chance global managing partner Charles Adams congratulated Mr Cartwright, noting that his “extensive leadership experience and global market knowledge is representative of our strong bench of talented leaders who play a critical role in ensuring Clifford Chance remains the firm of choice for the world’s leading businesses”.
“I look forward to working with him to keep our focus on securing strong foundations for our future success,” he said.
Mr Adams went on: “Many thanks to Jeroen, who has done an excellent job as our senior partner over the last four years supporting the firm by providing deep insight and direction on fast-changing global and economic realities.
“He has also made a significant contribution in strengthening client relationships and winning work by establishing our market-leading ESG offering, and will continue to play a key role in advancing this work as part of our strategy for the future.”
Mr Cartwright added: “I am honoured to have been elected as senior partner and thank the partners for the opportunity to serve.
“I look forward to working alongside the partnership council and, with Charles, the partnership and all our talented colleagues across the firm to build on our strengths as one firm, providing the best service to our clients, and to champion our inclusive culture.
“I am optimistic and ambitious for the future and what we can achieve together.”
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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