Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor announced that William D. Johnston, a partner in the firm’s corporate litigation and counseling practice, was named president of the American Counsel Association.

He formally assumed the role at the association’s annual meeting in San Francisco. 

The American Counsel Association is an association of independent law firms that provides scholarships to law students and a social and business network for members. 

Johnston represents clients in corporate and business litigation. He serves as a court-appointed special master, expert witness and mediator and arbitrator.

He also holds leadership positions within the American Bar Association.