Juan Martinez, who led the firm for almost four decades, passed away unexpectedly, aged 64
One of Australia’s largest law firms, HWL Ebsworth, is mourning the death of its long-time leader Juan Martinez, who passed away suddenly on Monday night. He was 64 years old.
In a statement, the firm hailed Martinez as “a dynamic leader” who, having led the firm for almost four decades, “did business in a vastly different way to our big brothers in the industry”.
Martinez became the managing partner of Melbourne-based Home Wilkinson Lowry in 1998, leading it through a sequence of mergers, acquisitions and lateral hires to become a 285-partner firm with offices across Australia.
Read more
