Allen & Overy has announced the candidates for its senior and managing partner positions, with two and four partners set to battle it out for the respective roles.

Candidates in the running for the managing partner role hail from three offices: London, Hong Kong and Belgium. Those in the running for the title are: global litigation head Karen Seward; Hong Kong managing partner and APAC regional banking head Vicki Liu; Belgium managing partner and global corporate co-head Dirk Meeus; and global projects head and energy co-head Gareth Price.