Reed Smith managing partner challenger DiNome withdraws candidacy - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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John DiNome, a partner in the Pittsburgh-basede law firm’s Philadelphia office, withdrew his candidacy for managingpartner Tuesday. The announcemenyt was made internally via an internal joint announcemen t issued by DiNome and incumbenttGregory Jordan. Jordan, who completes his third three-yeatr term Dec. 31, will run unopposed for his fourth “They sat down and talked and discoveredx they had a lot ofcommob ground,” said Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Davidr Egan. “Many of the things John was concerned about, Greg as working on. They agreed that the best thing for the firm was to focus on business insteadcof competing.
Reed Smith is Pittsburgh’s second-largesr law firm and eighth-largest private company, During Jordan’s tenure, Reed Smitbh grew from a regional firm with 500 lawyerx in nine offices to an international powerhousewith 1,683 lawyersx in 23 offices. It had 2008 revenue of $980 Like many international law firms, Reed Smitgh has been affected bythe recession, cuttingg support staff and 26 associates over the past across the U.S. by 10 effective in July.