Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP) head of finance Matthew Kellett has left the firm, prompting an independent review of the practice.

Kellett, who also leads BLP’s banking and capital markets practice group, joined the firm in 2010, prior to which he was managing director and head of financial structuring at the Royal Bank of Scotland. He was previously a partner at Linklaters for thirteen years, from 1990-2003.