Looking ahead to an additional four years as U.S. managing partner of Norton Rose Fulbright, Dallas' Jeff Cody said he will focus on growth, diversity, culture and adopting technology that can help the global firm provide legal services more efficiently.

"It sounds pretty simple, but the message I have been telling our people all year is we want to build a firm we are proud of, build a place where people are happy to come to work. If we do that, the financial success will follow that," Cody said.