Leaders at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath have selected Minneapolis-based executive partner Gina Kastel to serve as the firm’s next chair, succeeding co-chairs Tom Froehle and Andrew Kassner on April 1.

Kastel continues to be a key figure in the post-merger integration of Faegre Baker Daniels with Drinker Biddle & Reath, following their February 2020 combination. Since then, Kastel has served as integration partner, one of eight executive partner positions charged with running different aspects of the now more than thousand-lawyer firm.