New leaders face challenges from economy, mergers

During the first two months of this year, at least half a dozen firms named Chicago partners as new firm leaders or changed their Chicago office's managing partner.For example, Kaye Scholer; Edwards Wildman; Dykema; SNR Denton; Nixon Peabody; DLA Piper; and Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione made changes at the top of their firms or in their Chicago office management ranks.Some of the new managers, and in …