Law firm Baker & McKenzie has elected Paul Rawlinson as chairman of the firm.
Rawlinson has worked at the firm since 1986, was promoted to partner in 1996 and has been a managing partner in London since 2013.
He also led the firm’s intellectual property practice group from 2004 to 2010.
He has experience in trademark, copyright, competition and design issues, and has represented Cisco, L'Oréal and Eli Lilly.
Eduardo Leite, chairman of the executive committee at Baker & McKenzie, said: “We had a group of outstanding candidates for our next chairman and the partners had an exceptionally difficult decision to make. In choosing Paul we have someone who can take this great firm to the next level. I offer him my sincerest congratulations.”