Baker McKenzie names London corporate partner as next global M&A chair 13 May 2021 Jannan Crozier replaces Chicago-based Michael DeFranco after six years in the role Shutterstock Baker McKenzie has named London corporate partner Jannan Crozier as the next chair of its global M&A practice group, replacing Chicago-based Michael DeFranco who has held the position since 2015. Crozier brings a wealth of cross-border M&A experience to the role, advising the likes of Hitachi on its $11bn acquisition of ABB’s global power grids business – the largest ever M&A deal by a Japanese industrial company. She has also advised private equity firms such as KKR on its $4.3bn acquisition of beauty and hair retail business Wella from Coty – a complex carve out involving more than 70 countries.