Shepherd and Wedderburn Enhances Corporate Offering in London

Steven Turnbull, one of Linklaters' senior corporate partners, is joining the London office of leading UK firm Shepherd and Wedderburn as a corporate partner on 12 May 2008. Steven is 55 and will be leaving Linklaters after 32 years with the firm, of which 23 have been as a partner in the Corporate Department.

One of the City's best-known corporate lawyers, Steven is "recommended" by PLC Which Lawyer? for Corporate, M&A and Corporate Governance. During his career at Linklaters, Steven has been responsible for a number of important Linklaters' clients including ARM Holdings, Electra Private Equity, Flemings, MEPC, Orange and Siebe/Invensys.

In addition to his role as a corporate partner at Shepherd and Wedderburn, Steven will be responsible for the development of Knowledge Management within the firm. Steven has been closely involved in the development of Linklaters' world-class Knowledge Management capability for over 20 years. He has been responsible for Knowledge Management within Linklaters' Corporate Department since 1986 and he chaired the firm's Knowledge Council from 2003 until 2007. Steven also sits on the influential Company Law Committee of The Law Society of England and Wales, and will continue to do so.