Freshfields Names New U.S. Managing Partner Amid Growth (1)

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, which has steadily been growing its U.S. footprint, has named Silicon Valley-based Sarah Solum as its new regional managing partner in the U.S.

The U.K.-founded firm nabbed Solum from Davis Polk & Wardwell to co-found Freshfields’ Northern California office in July 2020. She is the office’s managing partner, a position she will continue to hold, according to the firm.

“The last year has felt a little bit like rocket ride. It’s my privilege be put in this role so soon after I got here,” Solum said in an interview. “But more importantly my privilege to be part ...