Law firm appoints first female senior partner

Iain Blatherwick and Caroline Green

Law firm Browne Jacobson has revealed that Caroline Green has been elected the firm’s new senior partner.

She will take up the role from 1 May 2019 for a three-year term.

Green, who is one of the firm’s longest serving partners and jointly heads up the firm’s Retail Sector Group, will be its first female senior partner.

In 1989, she was appointed the firm’s first female partner and in 2018 she was elected joint head of the firm’s flagship London office. She is also a non-executive board director of Swim England.
Green succeeds Derek Bambury who has held the position since 2013. As head of business and professional risk Bambury will continue in his client facing role.

Green, said: “It is an honour to be elected senior partner. It is hugely exciting time to be taking over the baton from Derek who has done an outstanding job.

“We operate in a fiercely competitive market and I am looking forward to working with our truly amazing people to ensure we continue to encourage innovation, promote diversity and inclusion, build on our core strengths and continue to place clients’ needs at the heart of everything we do.”

Iain Blatherwick, managing partner, added: “Derek has been an exemplary senior partner and a tremendous ambassador for the firm.

“He has been one of the driving forces behind our extraordinary growth, helping to transform us into one of the UK’s leading law firms.

“On behalf of the entire firm I would like to thank him for his dedication, energy and commitment to the role of senior partner over the past six years.

“Caroline has been at the firm for over thirty years and there is no one better qualified to take over the reins from Derek.

“She has the experience, energy, vision and leadership qualities needed to help shape the future of the firm and build on Derek’s legacy of growth and progress.

“I am looking forward to working alongside her in delivering our ambitious plans for the firm.”

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