On July 1, Baker McKenzie commercial litigation partner Michelle Hartmann becomes the managing partner of the global firm’s Texas offices. While the firm has been in Dallas since 1986 and in Houston since 1997, Hartmann is the first woman to lead these offices.

Hartmann, who is based in Dallas, is also co-chair of the North America trial team and a member of the firm’s North America litigation steering committee, and was appointed to a three-year term as head of the firm’s Texas operations. She joined Baker McKenzie in 2017, coming from Sidley Austin.