WilmerHale Names Former Prosecutor Sahni as Managing Partner (1)

WilmerHale’s next managing partner is Anjan Sahni, a New York-based former federal prosecutor who once led investigations into fraud on Wall Street, the firm said Thursday.

The partner takes the reins in January following previous roles as head of the New York office and vice chair of the firm’s white collar defense practice.

Sahni will succeed co-managing partners Susan Murley and Robert Novick, who have led the Big Law firm since 2012. Murley is based in Boston and Novick is in Washington, DC.

Sahni spent 10 years as an assistant US attorney in the Southern District of New York before ...