Top 100 law firm finance directors research

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The following research into the Top 100 UK law firm finance directors has been conducted to support a number of editorial and statistical pieces which have been written for legalsupportnetwork.co.uk.

This research also includes both law firm IT directors and law firm HR directors.

In light of recent changes to Legal Services Act and with the introduction of Alternative Business Structures (ABS) which will enable law firms to explore new ways of organising their businesses to be more cost-effective, permit different kinds of lawyers and non-lawyers to work together, and allow for external investment, there has been increased interest surrounding the role of Directors in the operational/management side of law firms.

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    Top 100 finance directors - 1-20
    Law firm Name Gender Title Since Previous employer
    1 Clifford Chance Stephen Purse M Finance Director 2005 Management Consulting Group
    2 Linklaters Peter Hickman M Chief Financial Officer 2009 HBOS
    3 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Laurence Milsted M Finance Director 1993 Deloitte & Touche
    4 Allen & Overy Ian Dinwiddie M Finance Director 1991 Guinness Mahon Holdings
    5 Slaughter & May Info Unavailable
    6 Lovells Chris Rees M Finance Director 2000 Great Nordic Group
    7 DLA Piper (UK) Paul Edwards M Chief Financial Officer 2004 Simmons & Simmons
    8 Herbert Smith John Mullins M Group Chief Finance Officer 1978 L Messel & Co
    9 Eversheds Kathryn Fleming F Finance Director 2006 BT
    10 Ashurst Nigel Morland M Finance Director 1997 Wilde Sapte
    11 Norton Rose Kevin Mortell M Chief Operating Officer 2000 Denton Hall
    12 Simmons & Simmons David McLaughlin M Finance Director 2005 Linklaters
    13 CMS Cameron McKenna Krishna Vishnubholta M Finance Director 2007 Pinsent Masons
    14 SJ Berwin Mike Giles M Finance Director 1999 CB Richard Ellis
    15 Pinsent Masons Steve Hancock M Director of Finance 1997 PwC
    16 Addleshaw Goddard Martin Gaskin M Chief Financial Officer 2002 HBOS
    17 Berwin Leighton Paisner Charlotte Balfry F Finance Director 2004 Colt Telecommunications
    18 Taylor Wessing Position Vacant
    19 Denton Wilde Sapte Stephen Watson M Director of Finance 2004 Richards Butler
    20 Clyde & Co Ian McAndrew M Finance Director 2001 Lawrence Graham (now LG)
    Top 100 Finance Directors - 21 to 40
    Law firm Name Gender Title Since Previous employer
    21 Irwin Mitchell Mark Dakin M Director - Finance 1995 Lloyds Bank
    22 Bird & Bird Paul Colvin M CFO 2001 Eversheds
    23 Salans David Whitmore M Director of Finance 2008 Higham Dunnett Shaw
    24 Nabarro Andrew Scholefield M Finance Director 1997 Watson Farley & Williams
    25 Hammonds Chris West M Finance Director 2009 Otto Group
    26 Wragge & Co Paul Phayer M Director of Finance 2000 KPMG
    27 Beachcroft Chris Charles M Director of Finance & Operations 1987 Hanson Trust
    28 Macfarlanes Rob Gibbons M Head of Finance 2004 Richemont
    29 Shoosmiths Chris Stanton M Finance Director 2006 Cluttons
    30 Osborne Clarke Info Unavailable
    31 Olswang Frans Post M CFO 2009 Clifford Chance
    32 Withers Mike Timms M Global Finance Director 2001 Renaissance Worldwide
    33 Field Fisher Waterhouse Sarah Wilkinson F Finance Director 2004 Clifford Chance
    34 Halliwells Iain Cadman M Finance Director 2009 DWF
    35 Stephenson Harwood Danny Cohen M Director of Finance & Administration 1999 Manches
    36 Barlow Lyde & Gilbert Angela Kelly-Burns F Finance Director 1990 CityGrove
    37 Travers Smith David Thomas M Partnership Secretary 1976 Eland Hore & Patersons
    38 Holman Fenwick Willan Nick Handley-Jones M Director of Finance & Administration 1997 Frere Cholmeley Bischoff
    39 Trowers & Hamlins David Dixon M Director of Finance 1998 PwC
    40 Dundas & Wilson Joy Middleton F Director of Finance & Facilities 1997 Andersen
    Top 100 Finance Directors - 41 to 60
    Law firm Name Gender Title Since Previous employer
    41 Hill Dickinson Colin Wardale M Director of Finance 2002 Addleshaws
    42 Charles Russell Andrew Staite M Director of Finance 1998 Crawford-THG
    43 Burges Salmon Simon Russell M Director, Finance 2003 CMS Cameron McKenna
    44 LG Richard Williams M Finance Director 2008 Lane Clarke & Peacock
    45 McGrigors Tim Salmon M Chief Operating Officer 2008 Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
    46 Ince & Co David Pollard M Director of Finance 2004 CMS Cameron McKenna
    47 Mills & Reeve Mark Finch M Director of Finance 1989 Peat Marwick McLintock
    48 Maclay Murray & Spens Position Vacant
    49 Dickinson Dees John Campbell M Director of Finance 1998 Norton Rose
    50 Cobbetts James Boyd M Finance Director 2000 Ricksons
    51 Watson Farley & Williams Dave Greening M Director of Operations 1995 Allied Domecq
    52 Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Helen Cumming F Finance Director 1986 Wigram & Co
    53 DWF Arthur Ferry M CFO 2009 Baker & McKenzie
    54 Clarke Willmott Neil Munn M Director of Finance 2003 Momentum Financial Services
    55 Berrymans Lace Mawer Frank Lewitt M Finance Director 2000 Allott and Lomax
    56 Kennedys Andrew Webb M Director of Finance 2006 LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & McCrae
    57 Pannone Jon Miller M Finance Director 2002 Addleshaws
    58 Blake Lapthorn Peter Youngs M Finance Director 2009 Financial Objects
    59 Weightmans Tony Cannon M Finance Director 2000 Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    60 Bond Pearce Chris Schulten M Finance Director 2006 White & Case
    Top 100 Finance Directors - 61 to 80
    Law firm Name Gender Title Since Previous employer
    61 Walker Morris David Auty M Financial Director 1992 Deloitte Touche
    62 Speechly Bircham Paul Johnson M Director of Finance & Administration 2007 Denton Wilde Sapte
    63 Mishcon de Reya Tony Bash M Director of Finance 2009 Weil Gotshal & Manges
    64 HBJ Gateley Wareing Martyn Finnigan M Finance Director 1989 Price Waterhouse
    65 Howard Kennedy Sean Higgins M Finance Director 1997 Baker Tilly
    66 Shepherd & Wedderburn Keith Wilson M Financial Director 2006 Aegon
    67 Bevan Brittan David Pike M Finance Director 2008 Sheridan Management
    68 TLT Solicitors Steve Willson M Practice Director 2000 Lloyds TSB
    69 Davies Arnold Cooper Simon Howell M Chief Operating Officer 2005 Freelance
    70 Farrer & Co Sue Shale F Chief Financial Officer 1999 Frere Cholmeley Bischoff
    71 Brodies David Edwards M Finance Director 2008 RBS
    72 Hugh James Yvonne Thomas F Finance Director 1999 Leekes
    73 Thomas Eggar Stephen Mugford M Finance Director 2001 Osborne Clark
    74 Bircham Dyson Bell Rod Meade M Director of Finance 2006 Allen & Overy
    75 Dickson Minto Info Unavailable
    76 Browne Jacobson Paul Harrison M Director of Finance 1996 Paramount Clubs
    77 Manches Spencer Dennis M Finance Director 1997 Moore Stephens
    78 Freeth Cartwright Info Unavailable
    79 Russell Jones & Walker Geoff Drake M Chief Operating Officer 2006 SJ Berwin
    80 Morgan Cole Catharine Bray F Finance Director 1998 Price Waterhouse
    Top 100 Finance Directors - 81 to 100
    Law firm Name Gender Title Since Previous employer
    81 Brabners Chaffe Street Janet Pickavance F CEO 1988 Info unavailable
    82 Lewis Silkin Edward Gordon-Hall M Director of Finance & Administration 2005 Pritchard Englefield
    83 Penningtons Solicitors Tim Wright M Finance Director 1987 Spicer & Pegler
    84 Ward Hadaway Keith Milton M Commercial Director 2008 Pride Valley Foods
    85 Fladgate John Goreing M Director of Finance 1989 Grant Thornton
    86 Ashfords Sandra Vine F Finance Director 1998 Kangaroo Poo
    87 Geldards Jonathan Dancey M Finance Director 2007 PwC
    88 DMH Stallard Solicitors Robert Mojab M Finance Director 1996 Grand Transport Systems
    89 Rusell-Cooke David Owen M Head of Finance 2005 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    90 Forsters Douglas van Zijl M Head of Finance & IT 1992 Livingstone International Freight
    91 Fasken Martineau Info unavailable
    92 Thring Townsend Lee & Pembertons Lee Aston M Acting Finance Director 2009 KPMG
    93 Wedlake Bell Iain Hooper M Head of Finance 2005 Xchanging Global Insurance Systems
    94 Watson Burton Brian Wilson M Finance Director 2007 Info unavailable
    95 Finers Stephens Innocent Philip Mitchell M Practice Director 1992 KPMG
    96 Howes Percival Alastair Mearns M Finance Director 2008 Ward Hadaway
    97 Burness Lindsey Hunter F Finance & Facilities Director 2002 GE Capital
    98 Anderson Strathern Alan McGhie M Director of Support Services 1999 Fyfe Ireland WS
    99 Gordons Alan Davies M Director of Finance & Administration 2009 YFM Group
    100 Turcan Connell Murray Horne M Partnership Accountant 1998 Scot Oswald

    A downloadable pdf of the complete research of Top 100 UK law firm Finance Directors is available above.

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    Research as at: September 2009


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    • “I believe firms still see the FD as the 'super' support role, and very often the 'narrow' title fails to reflect the fact that the FD has many wider responsibilities - facilities, IT, HR, training and others.”
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