Barnes & Thornburg has named Roscoe Howard Jr., a former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia and a member of the firm’s white-collar and investigations group, to serve as managing partner of its Washington office.

Howard, who will take up the post July 1, praised his predecessor in the role, Karen McGee, and said not to expect dramatic changes to the 30-lawyer office under his leadership—though growing the office is always on the table.