25 October 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, legal, attorney, law firmDavid Gold has today been elected Senior Partner of Herbert Smith, following a partnership vote. He will succeed Richard Bond, the present Senior Partner, for a term of 5 years beginning 1 April 2005.
Richard Bond commented:
“We were fortunate to have two such outstanding candidates. Both have played important roles in the firm’s significant progress over recent years.
David is an invaluable asset to Herbert Smith, wholly committed to its success and one of the principal partners driving the integration of our transactional and contentious capability. His leadership skills and ability to inspire will be huge assets in the firm’s development over the next few years.
As a firm we are stronger now than we ever have been. We have a leading and very distinctive capability acknowledged in the City and internationally. I have every confidence David and the new management team will provide the leadership required for the firm to take advantage of the great opportunities opening up for us.”
