Thompson Hine Elects Litigator as First Black Managing Partner

Thompson Hine has named trial partner Anthony White as the firm’s next managing partner, making him one of only a handful of Black lawyers to lead a top 200 law firm.

White on May 1 will succeed Deborah Read, who has been the firm’s leader since 2012. He will invest in the firm’s efficiency-focused service delivery and look to bring the firm into new markets while adding lateral partners to eight existing offices, he said.

“We have got to grow both geographically and also in our headcount,” White said in an interview. “It’s a matter of finding the right markets ...