Baker McKenzie Appoints New North America COO

Korff will serve in a leadership role overseeing the firm’s 15 North American offices across the USA, Canada and Mexico, which comprise nearly 2,000 fee earners and business professionals.

With more than 23 years of legal sector experience, she began her career as a transactional lawyer at Stroock and then became an executive at Sony Music. After earning her MBA from Columbia University, she moved into law firm management, serving in leadership roles at Orrick, Winston & Strawn, Bingham McCutchen and McKee Nelson.

According to North America chief executive officer, Colin Murray, “Jennifer's history of strategic practice-building leadership roles and her commercial approach to law firm management are a perfect fit for both helping lead Baker McKenzie through this period of challenges and, more importantly, for helping us emerge stronger into our next period of rapid growth.”

“This is clearly a very challenging time in the legal sector and the broader global economy,” Jennifer Korff said, “I am excited to work closely with the firm’s high caliber leadership team to devise creative business solutions that enable us to deliver extraordinary value to our clients, and recruit and retain highly talented people.”