Australasian Lawyer reports…
The combination of Eversheds and Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan has gone live as global law firm Eversheds Sutherland.
The enlarged firm has 2,300 lawyers in 61 offices across 29 countries and includes China, Hong Kong, Japan, India and Singapore among its locations. It is a top 10 UK firm and top 40 US and global firm.
Announced in December, the merger realises the vision of Eversheds to become a truly global law firm by adding strong capability in the US.
The global firm will be led by joint-CEOs, Lee Ransom and Mark Wasserman, with Ransom also the managing partner of the international LLP and Wasserman serving as managing partner of the US LLP.
The pair will lead a management team of six and the firm will be overseen by a global board of ten.
No significant changes to the structure of either side of the firm are expected and practice areas will mostly be co-led.
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