Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads has elected its first female co-chair in the firm’s entire 111-year history, the firm announced earlier this week.

Litigator Ashley Lynam was promoted to the role after working at Montgomery McCracken for nearly three years, having held roles in the firm’s management committee, hiring committee, and acting as co-trustee for the firm’s U.S. law firm group and chair for the firm’s sexual misconduct liability practice group.