Jersey-based leading private client lawyer, Jonathan Speck (pictured), has been elected senior partner of Mourant. He succeeds Robert Shepherd who retired from the partnership at the end of January.
Jonathan, a former president of the Jersey Law Society and a pre-eminent lawyer in the private client world, will continue to manage his successful practice in tandem with the senior partner role.
Commenting on the appointment, Mourant Global managing partner, Jonathan Rigby, said: “I’d like to congratulate Jonathan on his appointment, he will make an excellent senior partner for the firm. During his career at Mourant, he has demonstrated a deep commitment to our clients and an astute understanding of the world in which they operate, translating that for our firm, our clients and our markets. As we focus on refreshing our strategy this year, integrating this perspective with the firm’s vision and strategic goals will be really valuable. I’m very much looking forward to working with him.”
The firm remains the largest law firm in the Channel Islands and, in recent years, it has also successfully built an award-winning affiliated business, Mourant Governance Services. In addition, the firm has seen significant growth in the Asia and North America market.
Jonathan Speck said: “It’s an exciting time to be taking on this role, and I’m looking forward to working with Jonathan Rigby as we develop our vision and growth strategy for Mourant for 2025 and beyond. A key part of the senior partner role is ensuring that our values remain at the heart of everything we do and that we continue to engage with, and listen to, our clients. Putting clients at the centre of our thinking is a hallmark at Mourant and something I’m really passionate about.”
Jonathan is a market-leading practitioner specialising in private client work, involving both high value and complex contentious and non-contentious trust cases in Jersey and beyond. He appears in the Private Client Elite list of advisers and is also an elected Academician of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. Citywealth rate him as one of the Top 5 contentious trust lawyers in the world. Jonathan has been a partner since 1996 and served as managing partner of the Jersey Office and president of the Law Society of Jersey between 2014 and 2017.
The senior partner appointment is for a four year term and takes effect immediately.
