Having served as both chair
of an AmLaw 100 law firm and president of an NYSE-listed Fortune
500 company, the firm's founder, RICHARD N. GARY, has credentials
unique in the legal services industry. He was named one of the "best law firm leaders in the United States" byOf
Counselmagazine in November 2002.
As Chair of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP from 1992 to 2003, with extensive experience in all
aspects of large law firm leadership and management, he
Managed turnaround
of predecessor firm (Thelen Marrin Johnson & Bridges LLP)
in early 1990s
Initiated and then implemented
merger of San Francisco-based Thelen Marrin Johnson & Bridges and New York-based Reid & Priest in mid-1998, the largest
bicoastal law firm combination to that time
Led firm to 10 consecutive
years of growth in revenue and profitability
Thelen Reid & Priest LLP is a
450-attorney national law firm with offices in New York, San
Francisco, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and Silicon Valley.
Mr. Gary served as President
of Kaiser Steel Corporation from 1982 to 1984. He previously
served as Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary from 1979
to 1982 and as Executive Vice President during 1982.
