Bromance and Cronyism Clearly Drive Jones Day’s Leadership Pick

Jones Day has announced a new leader, and it’s—shock, shock—another old White dude.

Sorry to be so blunt, but that’s what popped in my head when I learned that Greg Shumaker is the mega law firm’s new managing partner.

I’m not suggesting that Shumaker is not deserving of the job. And to be fair, he’s hardly geriatric. Though we don’t know his exact age—the firm is as tight-lipped about the ages of its leaders as a faded movie queen—I’m guessing he’s pushing 60, based on the fact that he graduated from college in 1984.

What’s striking about this pick is ...