L-R: Jeffrey J. Conn, John J. Hern Jr. and John P. Hensien of Clark Hill.
After two substantial combinations in recent years, Clark Hill has appointed its first new CEO in nearly two decades, in a restructuring of the Am Law 200 firm’s leadership.
John Hensien, current co-chair of Clark Hill’s automotive and manufacturing practice, will become the Detroit-based firm’s chief executive officer in January 2021 after a yearlong transition period, the firm announced Wednesday. Current CEO John Hern, who assumed the leadership position in 2002, and Pittsburgh-based executive committee member Jeffrey Conn will become firm co-chairs, a new position. Conn served as managing partner of Thorp Reed & Armstrong prior to the Pittsburgh firm’s 2013 merger with Clark Hill.
