It must be leadership succession season in Big Law.
Akerman LLP, a large Florida-founded law firm, announced on Monday that David I. Spector will succeed Andrew M. Smulian as chair and CEO.
Spector, a member of the executive committee and co-chair of Akerman’s fraud and recovery practice group, was elected by a partnership vote on Sept. 9, the firm said in a statement.
He will serve a three-year term that begins on Feb. 1, 2018.
By that time, Smulian will have concluded a decade-long tenure as chair. Under his leadership, the firm broke into the AmLaw 100, and expanded from ...
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