Lovells and Hogan & Hartson have announced the membership of their soon-to-be- merged firms’ International Management Committee (IMC). According to the firm, the IMC will be responsible for leading the strategic direction of the firm and for managing all operations of the combined firm. Their responsibilities include client and business development; financial and other operational affairs; development and implementation of firm policies; practice management and expansion; and regional management and expansion.

Lovells managing partner David Harris and Hogan & Hartson chairman Warren Gorrell will serve as Co-CEOs of Hogan Lovells and will lead the IMC. The committee will work closely with the recently announced Hogan Lovells Board to make recommendations to the Board on all matters falling within the Board's authority.

The IMC members, who will each serve a three-year term, are:

•  Andreas von Falck: intellectual property practice group leader
• Jeanne Archibald: government regulatory practice group leader
• Emily Yinger: Washington, D.C. regional managing partner
• Dennis Tracey: Americas regional managing partner
• Andrew Gamble: London regional managing partner
• Christoph Küppers: Continental Europe regional managing partner
• Crispin Rapinet: Asia & Middle East regional managing partner (pictured)
• Richard Olver and Prentiss Feagles: finance co-heads
• David Hudd and Ben Hammond: finance practice group leaders

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