Irell Elects First African American Managing Partner

By Elizabeth Olson, Big Law Business

Irell & Manella LLP has elected Ellisen S. Turner as the firm’s managing partner. Turner, a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office who is the hiring chair and an executive committee member, is Irell’s first African-American managing partner.

He will succeed Andrei Iancu who is completing his second three-year term, which is the maximum allowed tenure. Iancu has been nominated to become Patent and Trademark Office director.

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Turner, 41, said he plans to continue practicing in the firm’s litigation and intellectual property practice groups. This includes his focus on patent litigation as well ...