HSF senior partner race down to two candidates as Palmer and Crean face off
Herbert Smith Freehills' senior partner election is now a two-horse race between London corporate partner James Palmer and Australian current deputy senior partner Mark Crean, with voting closing today.
November 07, 2014 at 04:47 AM
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Herbert Smith Freehills' senior partner election is now a two-horse race between London corporate partner James Palmer and Australian current deputy senior partner Mark Crean, with voting closing today.
Of the four original candidates, EMEA head Allen Hanen and dispute resolution partner Tim Parkes were knocked out of the election in the first round earlier this week.
The vote follows the news that incumbent senior partner Jonathan Scott is set to retire at the end of January, ahead of the scheduled end of his term in April 2015.
Both Hanen and Parkes stood in the 2009 management contest, in which Scott was elected as senior partner of legacy Herbert Smith.
Last month Palmer (pictured) and Crean both stood in the partnership vote for a seat on the firm's global partnership council, with Palmer losing out on a seat to his Australian colleague.
Scott's successor will also take up his position as chair of the global partnership council.
One senior partner told Legal Week they expected Palmer to succeed in taking the senior partner role, with the pool of legacy Herbert Smith partners likely to outmuscle their Australian counterparts.
Of the four original candidates, EMEA head Allen Hanen and dispute resolution partner Tim Parkes were knocked out of the election in the first round earlier this week.
The vote follows the news that incumbent senior partner Jonathan Scott is set to retire at the end of January, ahead of the scheduled end of his term in April 2015.
Both Hanen and Parkes stood in the 2009 management contest, in which Scott was elected as senior partner of legacy
Last month Palmer (pictured) and Crean both stood in the partnership vote for a seat on the firm's global partnership council, with Palmer losing out on a seat to his Australian colleague.
Scott's successor will also take up his position as chair of the global partnership council.
One senior partner told Legal Week they expected Palmer to succeed in taking the senior partner role, with the pool of legacy
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