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Simmons & Simmons boss on stepping down: ‘Hope people don’t say, “That bastard Hoyland has left me with this problem”’

Simmons & Simmons’s boss is stepping down and heading to Italy for a new role. He hopes he’s left the law firm in good shape and ready to deal with AI

Monday 27 January 2025 at 00:01

Jeremy Hoyland was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2010
Jeremy Hoyland was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2010 Photo: Danilo Agutoli for FN

Dealing with stress is just part of the job for top lawyers, for whom long hours and late nights are the norm.

But it is a bigger priority for Jeremy Hoyland than for most others — one of the City’s longest standing legal leaders, the managing partner of Simmons & Simmons was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2010.