Gordon Rees Names Employment Lawyer Adam Sugarman as New Leader

Gordon Rees has elected Adam Sugarman to be the firm’s next managing partner, along with a new slate of leaders, the firm announced Monday.

Manoj Jegasothy will serve as his deputy and their tenure begins June 2026. Sugarman is the firm’s Northern California managing partner and is based in San Francisco.

Sugarman, an employment lawyer, will take over the role from the firm’s current leader Dion Cominos, who has led the firm since 2006. The firm also appointed Miles Scully, as the firm’s chairman emeritus, and Chicago co-managing partner Stephanie Jones to oversee firm operations and preside over a forthcoming ...