Locke Lord has elected David Taylor, the managing partner of the firm’s Houston office, to succeed Jerry Clements as chair.
Taylor, a corporate and securities lawyer who has spent his entire legal career at Locke Lord, will take over the position on January 1, the firm said Monday. The outgoing Clements has led the firm since 2006.
Taylor was unanimously nominated by the firm’s leadership succession committee and executive committee before being confirmed by the partnership.
The change in leadership doesn’t signal a change in Locke Lord’s strategy, Taylor told Big Law Business.
“I think it’ll be continuing a ...
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