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John DiNome, a partner in the Pittsburgh-based law firm’a Philadelphia office, withdrew his candidacy for managingpartnetr Tuesday. The announcement was made internally via an internapl joint announcement issued by DiNome and incumbenttGregory Jordan. Jordan, who completes his third three-yea term Dec. 31, will run unopposed for his fourtnh term. “They sat down and talkesd and discovered they had a lot ofcommonb ground,” said Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Davis Egan. “Many of the thinges John was concerned Greg asworking on. They agreed that the best thinhg for the firm was to focus on busineszs insteadof competing.
Reed Smith is Pittsburgh’s second-larges t law firm and eighth-largest privatee company, During Jordan’s tenure, Reed Smith grew from a regionapl firm with 500 lawyers in nine officews to an international powerhousewith 1,68w lawyers in 23 offices. It had 2008 revenu e of $980 million. Like many international law Reed Smith has been affected bythe recession, cuttingh support staff and 26 associates over the past year. acrosw the U.S. by 10 effective in July.