Leadership
The successes of all of our diverse attorneys are far too numerous to mention here. A few examples follow. Our firm and Executive Committee chair is Jerry Clements, one of very few women at the helm of one of the 100 largest law firms in the nation. Additionally, Janis Loegering is a member of the Executive Committee. Cynthia Bast serves as a co-chair of the Firm’s Board of Directors, and Art Anthony, an African-American partner, Victoria de Lisle, Paula Howard, Jennifer Kenedy, Hanna Norvell and Elizabeth Mack serve on the Board of Directors, which is a governing body that reports directly to the Executive Committee.
Other notable leaders in the firm are:
- Partner Art Anthony co-chairs the Pro Bono Committee;
- Partner Hugh Balsam heads the firm’s Lesbian and Gay Attorney Network;
- Partner Cynthia Bast chairs our Affordable Housing Section and serves as co-chair of the Firm's Board of Directors;
- Partner Gina Betts chairs our Private Equity Section;
- Partner Donna Burnett chairs our Corporate Trust Section;
- Partner Roel Campos chairs our Securities Regulation and Enforcement Practice;
- Partner Chrysta Castañeda chairs the Lateral Liaison and Alumni Committee;
- Partner Stephanie Donaho chairs our Trust and Estates Section;
- Partner Lisa Genecov co-chairs our Healthcare Practice Group;
- Partner Vicky Gunning chairs the Associate Orientation and Development Committee;
- Partner Jennifer Kenedy, the Managing Partner of the Chicago office, chairs the Flexible Work Arrangement Committee and co-chairs the firm’s Women’s Initiative;
- Partner Elizabeth Mack chairs our Environmental Section and serves as co-Vice Chair of our Marketing/Practice Development Committee;
- Partner Kay McCurdy co-chairs our Non-Profits Section;
- Partner Hanna Norvell chairs our Labor and Employment Practice Group and co-chairs the firm’s Women’s Initiative; and
- Partner Ann Walsh chairs the firm’s Products Liability Litigation Practice Group and co-chairs our Pro Bono Committee.