Background
Richard Duncan Linsell was born in June 1947. He is British and built his professional career in England, principally in London, where he practised as a solicitor and partnership-law specialist.
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Richard Duncan Linsell
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Richard Duncan Linsell is a British solicitor and partnership-law specialist who became a partner of Rowe & Maw and later Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw and Addleshaw Goddard. He advised on professional partnerships, limited liability partnerships, partner departures, firm restructurings, and related risk-management issues.
Education
Linsell held a Master of Arts (Contab.) and was admitted to the bar in England in 1972.
Career
Linsell pursued a long career as a solicitor specialising in partnership law and the organisation, governance, and risk management of professional practices. He worked as a partner of Rowe & Maw and became associated with the firm's professions group, advising on partnership structures, partner departures, restrictive covenants, professional liability, and the transition from traditional partnerships to limited liability partnerships. Following the 2002 merger of Rowe & Maw with Mayer Brown, he served as a partnership specialist at Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw. He was involved in preparing the documentation and leading the complex legal and tax analysis required for the firm's conversion into a UK limited liability partnership. In the later part of his career he was a partner and partnership-law expert at Addleshaw Goddard. He also held non-executive or director roles in companies including DHL International (UK) Limited and Sunseeker International Limited.
Achievements
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Helped prepare the documentation and lead the legal and tax analysis for Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw's conversion into a UK limited liability partnership in 2002.
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Established a professional reputation as a specialist adviser on partnership law, limited liability partnerships, partner departures, restrictive covenants, and professional-firm risk management.
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Personality
Quotes from others about the person
Colleagues and legal publications described Linsell as a partnership-law specialist and a leading expert on the organisational, liability, and risk-management issues affecting professional firms.
References
- Companies House officer record for Richard Duncan Linsell Documents Linsell's June 1947 birth month and year, British nationality, and appointments or memberships associated with Rowe & Maw, Mayer Brown International LLP, Addleshaw Goddard LLP, DHL International (UK) Limited, and Sunseeker International Limited.
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Mayer Brown becomes UK's largest legal LLP and asks: why not limit liability?
Documents Linsell's role as partnership-law specialist on the team that prepared and led Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw's conversion into a UK limited liability partnership.
2002
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40% rise in LLPs fuelled by risk management
Identifies Linsell as a partnership-law expert and partner at Addleshaw Goddard and records his analysis of risk management and limited liability partnerships.
2007
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Stepping stone to revolution
Documents Linsell's position as a Rowe & Maw partner and partnership-law expert, including his views on partner remuneration systems.
2000
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Together forever?
Documents Linsell's work as a Rowe & Maw partnership specialist and his discussion of restrictive covenants, partner departures, and partnership practice.
2000
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Born
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Nationality
British
Career
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2002
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August, 1991 - November 5, 1997
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December 4, 1997 - July 31, 2006
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2002 - 2005
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2006 - 2011