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HSF regional managing partner to step down
In an email to all staff, the Herbert Smith Freehills regional managing partner and executive partner for Asia and Australia has announced that he will step away from his roles in May of next year.
Jerome Doraisamy
The email, sent earlier on Thursday, 20 October, noted that Andrew Pike (pictured) has “made the difficult decision” to step down from his leadership positions from 1 May 2023.
“From May next year, I will move to a part-time position focused on driving our vision and strategy alongside our executive. There is much work to do, and I am excited that I will remain closely connected to our firm,” he said.
Mr Pike’s said that his family is “really important to [him]”, and it is for them that he has made this decision.
“I came to fatherhood later in life, and I want to make a real go of it. My girls and are reaching that age where I feel (and hopefully they agree) that they can have the best possible support and guidance from a dad who is more present and available,” he wrote.
“My hope is that I will have a little more time and headspace to be there for them, lift more of the household load and, together with my wife, spend more quality time as a family.”
It has been a real privilege, Mr Pike continued, to lead the Australian arm of the global law firm over the past six years as regional managing partner.
“I am grateful for the role you play to make us a leader in everything we do, and I am energised by contributing to the ongoing success of our firm through Ambition 2025 — and beyond,” he noted.
“After more than three decades, this firm is my ‘second family’, and I have many lasting and dear connections that I look forward to continuing.”
Mr Pike will “remain firmly” in his role until May of next year and added that he looks forward to supporting his eventual successor.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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