Fox Rothschild Announces 2026 Leadership Transitions
Fox Rothschild has appointed new leaders for several of its offices, departments and practice groups, effective April 1. (Newly appointed leaders in bold):
Office Managing Partners:
Charlotte – Diana R. Palecek
Exton – Terrence M. Kerwin
Greensboro – Susan McNear Fradenburg
Las Vegas – Gregory Novotny
Minneapolis – Bret A. Puls
Morristown – Joseph J. DiPasquale
West Palm Beach – W Mason
Department Chairs:
Corporate – Nevena Simidjiyska (Co-Chair) joins Andrew D. Santana (Co-Chair)
Entertainment & Sports Law – Heidy Vaquerano (Co-Chair) joins Marc H. Simon (Co-Chair)
Family Law – Julia Swain (Chair)
Labor & Employment – Nikki H. Howell (Co-Chair) and Kirsten B. White (Co-Chair)
Practice Group Chairs:
Architecture, Engineering and Design Professional Firms – Syvia L. Magid (Co-Chair) joins Laura Terry Howard (Co-Chair)
Artificial Intelligence – Nicholas Sarokhanian (Co-Chair) joins Mark G. McCreary (Co-Chair)
Fashion Industry – Loren David Danzis (Co-Chair) joins Leonard N. Budow (Co-Chair)
Investment Fund Formation & Management – Matthew N. Bobrow (Co-Chair) and Arina Shulga (Co-Chair)
Health Law – Terrill Johnson Harris and Robert S. Stroud (Co-Chairs) join Victoria Heller Johnson and David S. Sokolow (Co-Chairs)
International Taxation & Wealth Planning – Scott Snyder (Co-Chair) joins Christopher R. Callahan (Co-Chair)
Privacy & Data Security – Odia Kagan (Co-Chair) joins Elizabeth G. Litten (Co-Chair)
“Our office, department and practice group leaders play a pivotal role in strategizing and implementing firm initiatives to drive results at the local and national levels,” said Firmwide Managing Partner Todd A. Rodriguez.
Ending their terms as Office Managing Partners are Jeffrey P. MacHarg (Charlotte), Samuel W. Cortes (Exton), Richard A. Coughlin (Greensboro), Brett A. Axelrod (Las Vegas), Andrew S. Hansen (Minneapolis), Catherine E. Youngman (Morristown) and Gregory A. Nelson (West Palm Beach).
Simidjiyska succeeds outgoing Corporate Department Co-Chair Erin Letey. Swain succeeds outgoing Family Law Department Co-Chairs Eric S. Solotoff and Scott N. Weston. Howell and White succeed outgoing Labor & Employment Department Co-Chairs Catherine T. Barbieri and Skylar A. Sherwood. Harris and Stroud succeed outgoing Health Law Practice Co-Chair Maureen Demarest Murray. Kagan succeeds outgoing Privacy & Data Security Co-Chair Mark G. McCreary.
Rodriguez noted that the changes are part of a standard leadership rotation.
“Our outgoing team has been exceptional in their respective positions, ensuring that our lawyers continue to provide the highest level of service to our clients. We thank them for their outstanding service as they conclude their leadership roles,” said Rodriguez.

