y ers . ▁It ▁was ▁driven ▁forward ▁by ▁Ber win ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Christopher ▁Ha an . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁firm ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁David ▁Har rel , ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁firm ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁years . ▁Har rel ▁o vers aw ▁S J ▁Ber win ' s ▁strategy ▁of ▁European ▁expansion . ▁The ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁firm ▁passed ▁to ▁fund ▁formation ▁partner ▁Jonathan ▁Bla ke ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁who ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁senior ▁partner ▁role ▁alongside ▁existing ▁man aging ▁partner ▁Ralph ▁C ohen . ▁During ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁firm ▁opened ▁three ▁new ▁offices ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Dub ai ▁and ▁Shang hai . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Ralph ▁C ohen ▁stood ▁down ▁as ▁Man aging ▁Part ner ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Rob ▁Day , ▁who ▁took ▁office ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁S J ▁Ber win ▁had ▁abort ive ▁mer ger ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁law ▁firm ▁Pro sk auer ▁Rose ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁firm ▁entered ▁tal ks ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Australian - Ch inese ▁law ▁firm ▁King ▁& ▁Wood ▁Mall es ons ▁as ▁its ▁fourth ▁constitu ent ▁partners hip . ▁The ▁mer ger ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁de als ▁and ▁cases ▁S J ▁Ber