Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has named longtime corporate partner Ackneil (Trey) Muldrow III as partner-in-charge of the firm’s New York office. He succeeds Daniel Golden, who spent 14 years in the role and will remain co-chair of the firm’s global financial restructuring practice.

Speaking on leadership goals, Muldrow, 48, said the New York office is seeking strategic growth through lateral partners and associates—in particular in corporate M&A, litigation and investment fund practices.