Two-horse managing partner race at SJ Berwin as Mervis is eliminated
There are only two candidates left in the race to become the next SJ Berwin managing partner after litigation partner Hilton Mervis was eliminated in the first round of voting.
Ralph Cohen
Corporate partners Rob Day and Perry Yam are the two remaining contenders in the contest to replace Ralph Cohen after the first round closed last Friday (15 October).
The second round closes this Friday (22 October) with the result of the vote due to be announced either on the day or the following Monday.
Cohen, who was re-appointed for a second term as managing partner last year, announced in the summer that he had decided to stand down 18 months ahead of the end of his tenure (10 August 2010).
The new managing partner will oversee negotiations with US firm Proskauer Rose over a proposed merger. Talks have been ongoing since May after initial discussions with Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe broke down (6 May 2010).
Readers' comments (4)
Anonymous | 18-Oct-2010 2:28 pm
Two rounds? Isn't that stretching things out unnecessarily? Everyone and their dog knows it's gonna be Day, good lawyer (and nice guy) as Perry is. Let's just get on with it
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Anonymous | 18-Oct-2010 5:33 pm
Good lawyer and nice guy - is this the SJ Berwin we have all come to love. Come on guys try a bit harder please
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Anonymous | 19-Oct-2010 11:50 am
There are some nice people at SJ Berwin but there are not many nice corporate partners. Day is a nice guy though, as is Perry.
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Anonymous | 22-Oct-2010 10:15 am
Both are nice guys and very focussed on where SJB should be going. My money's on Rob Day though.
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