Weightmans elects ex-head of local government litigation as senior partner

National law firm Weightmans has elected Peter Wake, who was its head of local government litigation for many years, as its new senior partner for a three-year term.

This follows the retirement of David Lewis following six years in the position.

Wake joined Weightmans in 2001 as a trainee solicitor and has been at the firm ever since. Based in the Liverpool office, he became a partner in 2011 and an equity partner in 2016.

Lewis retires from the equity partnership after almost 40 years at Weightmans, although he will remain with the firm as a consultant in the regulatory department, which he headed up between 2004 and 2018.

John Schorah, managing partner at Weightmans, said: “David’s contribution to Weightmans over the last 40 years has been immeasurable – and his professionalism and dedication to the firm’s continued success is an example to us all. I want to thank him personally for what has been an outstanding tenure here at Weightmans, and I am delighted that he will continue as a consultant for the firm.

“Like David, Peter is also Weightmans through-and-through, and I know he will work hard to implement the firm’s culture and values as we continue our aim to be a Top 30 law firm.”