It's something of an exaggeration to cast John Barbour as a long shot to succeed Thomas VanKirk as CEO of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC.
For decades, Pittsburgh's largest law firm required equity partners to relinquish that status when they reached age 70. But next month, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP partners will vote whether to abolish the stipulation.
If practice makes perfect, practice groups can be the perfect way for a law firm to repackage its existing skills and market them to new clients.