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FN Law Newsletter: Meet the first Black Magic Circle leader | Kirkland hires from A&O

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Hervé Ékué has been elected as Allen & Overy’s next managing partner
Hervé Ékué has been elected as Allen & Overy’s next managing partner Photo: Handout

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Allen & Overy partners broke new ground earlier this month with the election of Hervé Ékué as managing partner — the first Black leader of a Magic Circle law firm.

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