Baker McKenzie has announced the election of Partner Sunny Mann as the firm's new Global Chair, succeeding Milton Cheng in the role..Mann is based in London and is the global chair of Baker McKenzie's International Trade Practice Group. He has also worked in the firm's Washington DC, New York, Sydney and Hong Kong offices..He advises clients on compliance and investigations with respect to trade, sanctions, export controls and anti-bribery rules. He also chairs Baker McKenzie's Geopolitical Risks Taskforce and oversaw the firm’s support to clients responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine..On being elected as the firm's new Global Chair, Mann shared,“It is an immense privilege to have been elected by my fellow partners to the role of Global Chair in our great Firm...I am grateful to Milton, our current Chair, and the outgoing leadership team for their years of dedicated service. I very much look forward to working alongside the incoming Global Management Committee. Above all, I am excited to collaborate with my 13,000+ brilliant colleagues across over 70 offices globally; and it is this collective, pan-global strength that gives me great optimism for our future.On a personal note, this is a particularly special moment for me as Baker McKenzie has developed me both as a lawyer and as a person since I joined back in 2000. Over my 25 years of service here, I have been privileged to work in 5 offices across 4 continents, to support the largest clients on best-in-class cross-border work, and to lead teams of talented lawyers and professionals across the globe. Baker McKenzie has given me so much, and it is an honour to be able repay this great Firm through serving as its Global Chair. The next few years are going to be exciting for us, and full of opportunity: I can’t wait to get to work.”.Outgoing Chair Milton Cheng commented,"I am extremely proud of what we have achieved for our clients and our people in the past six years. I am excited for the years to come and have no doubt Sunny will take Baker McKenzie to even greater heights, leveraging an impeccable track-record in building and leading a successful practice while championing our core values. I look forward to working closely with Sunny in the next few months to ensure a seamless transition.".If you would like your Deals, Columns, Press Releases to be published on Bar & Bench, please fill in the form available here.
