Biglaw Firm’s Managing Partner Unexpectedly Gives Up Leadership Role

And identical to that… Davis Wright Tremaine misplaced its chief. After serving because the agency’s managing accomplice for just below three years Scott MacCormack has determined to step down from his position instantly. His predecessor, Jeff Grey, served because the agency’s managing accomplice for six years. The agency has already appointed an interim MP to interchange MacCormack.

As first reported by the American Lawyer, Seattle partner-in-charge Pete Johnson will function the agency’s interim managing accomplice and can proceed his follow. Listed below are a few of the particulars on the curious timing of MacCormack’s transfer, courtesy of Am Regulation:

MacCormack’s resignation comes because the agency is dealing with end-of-year conferences centered on technique and financials and upfront of an government committee election scheduled within the coming weeks, based on the spokesperson, who declined to touch upon the timing of the resignation.

The agency is now launching a search to seek out its subsequent managing accomplice.

Throughout his time as Davis Wright Tremaine’s managing accomplice, MacCormack not solely efficiently guided the agency by the pandemic but in addition by its sturdy monetary growth in addition to a merger. The agency’s government committee supplied this assertion on his departure:

“We’re grateful to Scott for his service to the agency—guiding us by a number of years of the pandemic, serving to oversee the launch of our new firm-wide strategic plan, main us by the profitable mixture with McGonigle, and serving to us end 2023 in a really robust financial place.”

MacCormack will stay a accomplice on the agency.

Davis Wright Tremaine’s Managing Partner Suddenly Steps Down [American Lawyer]

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