{"id":148115,"date":"2026-03-25T15:26:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/148115\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:26:06","slug":"porter-wright-opts-for-sole-partner-in-charge-of-pittsburgh-office-after-three-years-of-co-leaders-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/148115\/","title":{"rendered":"Porter Wright opts for sole partner-in-charge of Pittsburgh office after three years of co-leaders \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Law firm Porter Wright\u2019s Pittsburgh office, helmed by co-partners-in-charge for the past three years, is returning to one leader as the other steps down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Kristen Del Sole has been appointed the sole leader of the law firm\u2019s downtown office.\u00a0Del Sole came aboard in 2021 from K&amp;L Gates LLP, the region\u2019s second-largest law firm where she was a partner and built a 25-year career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Del Sole and John McIntyre\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2023\/03\/14\/porter-wright-names-two-pittsburgh-leaders.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">were\u00a0named co-partners-in-charge of Porter Wright\u2019s Pittsburgh office in March 2023<\/a>. 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