Law360 (December 22, 2020, 10:21 PM EST) -- A Northeast
firm announced it's shaking things up by electing a
three-person leadership team to replace its retiring managing
partner, in an effort to expand its footprint.
Shipman & Goodwin LLP said Monday that three senior partners
on its Managing Committee, Leander A. Dolphin, James P. Ruggeri and
Kent S. Nevins, are going to head up the firm together, replacing
managing partner Alan E. Lieberman, who will retire at the end of
this year.
"I think it's a fairly unique structure," Dolphin
told Law360. "But my sense is that it's a growing
trend."
The mid-sized firm, looking to grow in the national and
international market, decided that having a leadership team instead
of a single managing partner would give it an edge, Dolphin told
Law360. A three-person team can divide management responsibilities
and thus each managing partner is able to continue practicing
law.
