Bloomberg Law
March 23, 2018, 12:31 PM UTC

BakerHostetler Breaks with Tradition, Next Chair Not in Ohio

Casey Sullivan

Tax partner Paul M. Schmidt will succeed R. Steven Kestner as chair of BakerHostetler.

The change at the Ohio-based law firm will take effect next Jan. 1.

Schmidt, 49, is based in D.C., marking the first time in BakerHostetler’s 102-year history that it will be chaired by a lawyer outside of the Buckeye State, where it was founded.

Schmidt said he would like BakerHostetler to become more competitive on a global scale, and develop what he called a “strategic growth plan.”

He declined to share specifics about geographies and practices for potential expansion, but stressed he’d work closely with the ...

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