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Allen & Overy arbitration co-head Gearing to join Fountain Court instead of Essex Court 26 April 2021 Outgoing partner switches new London base following China's imposition of sanctions on first choice Matthew Gearing QC, Allen & Overy’s outgoing co-head of international arbitration, is to join leading London set Fountain Court.  Gearing, who had earlier announced his intention to join Essex Court Chambers, will join the new set at the end of April, on retirement from Allen & Overy, where he spent 24 years, based in both London and Hong Kong.  Gearing’s decision to join Fountain Cour...

It’s budget time. Just about every meeting from the first of the year until it’s finalized is filled with budget considerations: health care, staff pay, bonuses, spending priorities and district-wide needs. This year the Fluvanna County School Board has an additional task: searching for a new superintendent. Current Superintendent Chuck Winkler will retire in June. The Board would like to hire his replacement as soon as possible. At Wednesday’s (Jan. 20) seminar, besides budget priorities, they discussed what they were looking for in the next superintendent. Chair Perrie Johnson (Fork U...

Winkler made the announcement at the Board meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 7. The Board appointed Winkler as superintendent on April 24, 2017. His contract is up in June 2021. Winkler served as assistant superintendent under Gena Keller since Aug. 2011. Before announcing his retirement, Winkler read a statement he wrote in support of the FCPS Antiracism and Equity Statement. He said there was no doubt there are racial inequities in the schools and he thanked the task force for the hard work they put into crafting the statement. “It’s a good start. I fully support this statement and will do eve...