When Dechert Chairman Andrew J. Levander isn’t busy representing former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine or handling issues related to the Madoff scandal as counsel for Ezra Merkin, he is focused on bringing in high-level lateral partners across the firm’s global offices.
Most law firm consultants would tell their clients that putting one of the firm’s biggest rainmakers in a leadership role that could distract from making rain is a mistake. They would typically also advise that a chairman of a global organization should spend 100 percent of his time on management and cede any role as a practicing attorney.
