Linklaters makes M&A lawyer senior partner

Anthony Cann, mergers and acquisitions and corporate partner at Linklaters & Alliance, has been elected as the law firm's new senior partner.

He will assume the role as of September this year, and will hold the position for a five-year term. Cann takes over from Charles Allen-Jones, who will retire from Linklaters in September.

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