Rose Walker

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Rose Walker

Herbert Smith Freehills partners will choose between three candidates to lead the firm as it readies for its merger with Kramer Levin. Sydney corporate lawyer Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, the firm’s chair and senior partner, is running for another four-year term at the helm. Two London corporate partners—Gavin Davies and Malcolm Lombers—are challenging her for the position, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. Voting is expected to open April 28, according to sources.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Rose Walker

Herbert Smith Freehills partners will choose between three candidates to lead the firm as it readies for its merger with Kramer Levin. Sydney corporate lawyer Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, the firm’s chair and senior partner, is running for another four-year term at the helm. Two London corporate partners—Gavin Davies and Malcolm Lombers—are challenging her for the position, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. Voting is expected to open April 28, according to sources.

3 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Rose Walker

Partners at Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin have approved a plan to merge the two law firms in the latest industry tie-up. The combined firm is set to launch June 1 as Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, or HSF Kramer in the US. “This combination is a historic and long-term commitment from both firms to pursue our future together as one combined firm, and this is just the beginning,” Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, chair and senior partner of Herbert Smith Freehills said in a statement.

3 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Rose Walker

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3 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Rose Walker

The transatlantic merger of Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin is being pushed back a month as partner voting on the deal closes. The merger implementation date is now set for June 1, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, a change from the May 1 date originally targeted by the firms. Partners at the firms have until Friday to vote on whether to approve the deal. Partners were told of the pushback in late March, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.