As Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney lifer Ronald Basso settles into his new role as head of longtime client Black Box Corp.’s legal department, his focus will be less on managing the company’s legal functions and more on identifying business opportunities.

"It’s not unintentional that my title begins with the business development function," Basso said. "My primary role is to help the company identify strategic business initiatives and help the company do those internally and externally."