Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) is delighted to announce that Stuart Deane has joined the firm in London as Head of Innovation to provide global leadership and spearhead the firm’s innovation activities.
As part of WFW’s commitment to innovation, Stuart will drive the implementation of the firm’s global innovation strategy, elevating the continuous enhancement of service delivery excellence and efficiency across the global firm.
Previously Director of Innovation & Business Transformation at Clifford Chance, Stuart has extensive experience developing and delivering effective innovation strategies, change management and business transformation initiatives across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has proven expertise in increasing the usage of legal technology to improve client experience and profitability, leading client-facing engagements on innovation and change and building and coaching teams of commercial and improvement process experts.
WFW Managing Partner Lindsey Keeble commented: “I am thrilled to welcome Stuart to WFW. Innovation has always been at the heart of our drive to deliver excellence to our clients and his appointment takes this commitment to the next level. His track record of delivering key innovation and transformation functions will be invaluable to the firm; I look forward to working closely with Stuart moving forward”.
Stuart added: “It is a privilege to join WFW to spearhead the firm’s innovation strategy. As a sector-focussed, global law firm, WFW presents an abundance of unique opportunities that I am keen to explore, as well as a renowned collaborative environment that nurtures innovative ideas, processes and practices. I am excited to be able to play a role in elevating WFW’s innovation strategy to the next stage”.
