– UK, London – Keystone Law (LON: KEY), the network and tech-enabled challenger law firm, today announced the appointment of Salar Farzad to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect.
James Knight, CEO said: “We are delighted to welcome Salar to the Board and look forward to working with him. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Simon for his invaluable contribution to the Group’s development over the past eight exciting and formative years and I wish him all the best for the future.”
Salar Farzad will be joining the Audit, Remuneration, and Nomination Committees.
About Salar Farzad
Salar Farzad is currently a Non-Executive Council Member and sits on the Nominations and Remunerations committees of Trinity College London. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant with extensive commercial experience, having served as CFO for a range of organizations including AIM quoted and private companies as well as divisions of large Main Market businesses.
Having been a member of the Board since October 2014, following the investment in Keystone by Root Capital (later rebranded ScaleUp Capital), Simon Philips has notified the Board of his intention to step down as a Non-executive Director. He has agreed with the Board that this should take place following the announcement of the Group’s 2023 results and that he will continue in his role as Chair of the Audit Committee until that time. Following Simon’s departure, Salar will Chair the Audit committee.
About Keystone Law Group
Keystone Law is an award-winning, UK Top 100, law firm, providing conventional legal services in a £9bn addressable market through its scalable and unique model, with three defining characteristics:
- Lawyers have freedom, flexibility, and autonomy, and are paid up to 75% of what they bill.
- Lawyers determine how, when, and where they work, in contrast to the conventional law firm model.
- Lawyers are provided full infrastructure and support via its central office team, bespoke user-friendly IT platform, and network of colleagues and events.
Keystone is a full-service law firm, with 20 service areas and more than 50 industry sectors delivered by nearly 400 high-caliber self-employed Principal lawyers who work from their own offices.
In November 2020, Keystone was named Law Firm of the Year by The Lawyer, the first time a ‘new’ law firm has won the award.
Source: https://www.keystonelaw.com/
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