22 Dec 2010
New Senior Partner elected at Lawrence Graham LLP
International business law firm Lawrence Graham LLP ("LG") announces today that its partners have elected Andrew Witts as Senior Partner and re-elected Hugh Maule as Managing Partner with effect from 1st May 2011.
Andrew Witts said: "I am delighted and honoured to take up the role of Senior Partner and thank Penny for all that she has achieved for our firm. I look forward to working with Hugh and to further developing our business."
Penny Francis said: "It has been a privilege to lead a great firm. LG has changed significantly in recent years and is well placed to continue with its success. After nine years as Managing Partner and then Senior Partner, I decided not to stand for re-election. Andrew and Hugh will be a great team and I have no doubt they will take the firm forward for the benefit of its loyal clients."
Profile: Andrew Witts
Andrew is currently Head of Dispute Resolution at LG. He specialises in corporate fraud and international asset tracing and has particular experience in running complex multi-jurisdictional fraud and asset tracing matters. He is one of the founder members of "Fraudnet", being the International Chamber of Commerce's international network of fraud litigation specialists.
Andrew is currently advising the Government of Brazil in relation to the alleged corruption of Paulo Maluf, the former mayor of Sao Paulo. This is the largest and most wide reaching corruption case undertaken by Brazil, involving several jurisdictions in the investigation and repatriation of stolen public funds.