The law firm Day Pitney LLP has named Gregory A. Hayes managing partner of the firm. He will be based in the firm”™s Stamford office and succeeds Thomas D. Goldberg, who is stepping down after serving 11 years on the executive committee, including five years as managing partner.
Hayes has served on the firm”™s executive committee for five years and before that was chairman of the firm”™s private client department.
“I am humbled and flattered by the confidence my partners have placed in me and the rest of our firm”™s leadership,” said Hayes. “As managing partner, I am committed to the continued success of our talented attorneys and staff and our focus on the unparalleled service our clients have come to expect.”
Day Pitney has elected Stamford partner Michael P. Byrne, formerly head of the firm”™s real estate and environmental practice, to serve on its executive committee along with Hayes and David P. Doyle from its New Jersey office. The firm also elected Hartford partner Namita Tripathi Shah to serve on the firm”™s executive board, succeeding fellow Hartford partner Glenn W. Dowd, who served six years on the board.
