Jones to Become Ropes & Gray’s First Female Chair

Julie H. Jones will become Ropes & Gray LLP’s first female board chair, the 152-year-old firm announced Monday.

Jones will serve as chair-elect before replacing R. Bradford Malt in 2020 after he retires. Until then, she’ll work with managing partner David C. Chapin and the firm’s governing board, of which she is a member.

“The first thing I’m going to focus on in 2018 is spending time with our partners and our clients,” Jones said.

During the next year, Jones said she will embark on a “listening tour” to meet with more partners of the large international firm and get ...