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January 19, 2024

Barclay Damon Announces 2024 Changes to Firm's Leadership Team

Barclay Damon announces the following changes to the firm’s leadership team:

  • Sanjeev Devabhakthuni, a member of the firm’s Torts & Products Liability Defense, Insurance Coverage & Regulation, and Professional Liability Practice Areas and Transportation and Insurance & Reinsurance Teams, will serve as co-chair of the Professional Liability Practice Area. 
  • John Kelepurovski, a member of the firm’s Corporate, Data Security & Technology, and Lobbying & Election Law Compliance Practice Areas and Telecommunications and Health & Human Services Providers Teams, will serve as a member of the Associates Committee. He takes over the role from Courtney Merriman, who became leader of the Financial Services Practice Group in September 2023.
  • Carolyn Marcotte Crowley, a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, and Mass & Toxic Torts Practice Areas, will serve as co-chair of the Women’s Forum. She takes over the role from Merriman. 
  • Mark Whitford, a member of the firm’s Insurance Coverage & Regulation, Torts & Products Liability Defense, and Commercial Litigation Practice Areas and Insurance & Reinsurance, Transportation, and Hotels, Hospitality & Food Service Teams, will serve as co-chair of the Insurance Coverage & Regulation Practice Area.

“Barclay Damon’s Management Committee is always on the lookout for attorneys who will become the next generation of leaders at the firm. These roles showcase each attorney’s unique perspectives and leadership skills while simultaneously allowing them to continue providing top-tier service to our clients,” said Connie Cahill, managing partner. 

Barclay Damon attorneys team across offices and practices to provide customized, targeted solutions grounded in industry knowledge and a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses. With nearly 300 attorneys, Barclay Damon is a leading law firm that operates from a strategic platform of offices located in the Northeastern United States and Toronto. For more information, visit our award-winning website at barclaydamon.com.
 

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