Duane Morris, gearing up for its first leadership change in a decade, might be best remembered for venturing into international markets during outgoing chairman and CEO John Soroko's tenure, but the firm also broke into South Jersey. And New Jersey remains a market of focus.

That's according to Thomas Servodidio, who's set to assume the role of vice chair in the leadership transition, effective Jan. 1.

“New Jersey has been a particularly strategic location,” said Servodidio, the firm's employment, labor, benefits and immigration practice leader who sits primarily in the firm's Philadelphia home office but spends significant time in the Cherry Hill and Newark branches. He's also a New Jersey native and resident of Moorestown.