Troutman Sanders has named a new managing partner of its New York office, J. David Dantzler Jr., who has relocated from Atlanta to serve in the position. A partner at Troutman since 2005, Dantzler previously led the firm’s securities litigation and critical matters practices.

A 1981 law graduate of the University of Georgia, Dantzler was a partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge from 1998 to 2005 before joining Troutman. He focuses on corporate and securities litigation, including cases involving allegations of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and other business torts.