Latham & Watkins’ search for a new head of the firm will continue after partners failed to unanimously elect a successor to long-standing global managing partner and chairman Bob Dell, Legal Week has learned.

The election, which was held on Saturday (12 July), did not result in an outright majority for any one candidate. Los Angeles partner and vice chair of the firm’s US finance practice Jeff Greenberg will now enter into a run-off vote against London and New York based project finance partner Bill Voge, with voting taking place this week.