The nation’s largest legal partnership, HWL Ebsworth, has anointed key executives Russell Mailler and Kris Hopkins to lead the firm after the sudden death of managing partner Juan Martinez in March.
Mr Mailler, the firm’s chief strategy officer, and Mr Hopkins, the chief financial officer, will assume day-to-day control of the firm as chief executive partner and CEO after a vote by its 201 equity partners. No other candidates were put forward.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
