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Dechert's CEO to step down

Dechert L.L.P., one of the nation's largest and most profitable law firms, announced Thursday that its chairman and chief executive officer, Barton J. Winokur, will step down next year and be replaced as chairman by Andrew J. Levander, a top white-collar defense lawyer based in New York.

Barton J. Winokur (left) will be replaced as chairman by Andrew J. Levander (center), a white-collar defense lawyer, and as CEO by G. Daniel O'Donnell, a mergers-and-acquisitions lawyer. "Without a succession plan, people worry about continuity," Winokur said.
Barton J. Winokur (left) will be replaced as chairman by Andrew J. Levander (center), a white-collar defense lawyer, and as CEO by G. Daniel O'Donnell, a mergers-and-acquisitions lawyer. "Without a succession plan, people worry about continuity," Winokur said.Read more
    by Chris Mondics, Inquirer Staff Writer
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