Ex-Akin exec joins Dechert as COO

September, 16 2014

The merry-go-round of non-lawyer managers continues apace as James Leary, formerly executive director at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, moves on to Dechert.

The merry-go-round of non-lawyer managers continues Nataliya Hora

Mr Leary’s new Chief Operating Officer role will see him in charge of finance, marketing, HR, IT and operations. He replaces Anthony Licata who left in March to join Morgan Lewis & Bockius as COO. Mr Leary resigned from his Akin executive director position in 2013. Source: Philadelphia Business Journal