Crowell & Moring has named Edwin Baum managing partner of the firm’s New York office, taking the place of corporate partner Joseph Adams, who has led the New York office for four years and will continue his practice at the firm.

Baum, 54, is a commercial litigator who joined Crowell & Moring in May 2012 from Proskauer Rose. Crowell & Moring, based in Washington, D.C., has about 500 attorneys firm wide. Baum sits on the firm’s 12-member management board.