Frost Brown Todd LLP appoints Truda Chow to lead strategic operations across its national platform.
Client: Frost Brown Todd LLP | Role: Chief Operating Officer | Candidate: Truda Chow
Recruiters: John C. Lamar, Managing Director; William V. Lepiesza, Director
Overview
Frost Brown Todd LLP, a full-service law firm with offices across the United States, partnered with The Alexander Group, a global executive search firm, to recruit a Chief Operating Officer. As the firm continued its strategic growth across key markets, it sought a proven operational leader to unify systems, elevate performance, and guide it through the next phase of scale.
Key Leadership Need
Frost Brown Todd sought a candidate with a global mindset and deep law firm operational experience. Their role required a leader able to manage firmwide strategy, optimize cross-office performance, and serve as a key advisor to executive leadership on infrastructure, client service delivery, and growth planning.
The Alexander Group’s Approach
Led by John C. Lamar and William V. Lepiesza, the search targeted operational leaders with experience across law firm management, consulting, and professional services. The focus was on candidates with cross-functional expertise and the ability to lead in complex, distributed organizations.
Search priorities included:
- Proven success leading national or global operations at law or professional services firms.
- Experience in legal process improvement, operational alignment, and firm scalability.
- Strategic insight into business growth, M&A, and systems modernization.
Truda Chow emerged as the standout candidate, having served in COO roles at Clyde & Co and Michael Best and senior consulting roles at LawVision and Hildebrandt International. Her cross-industry background—from legal to global consulting to high-tech—gives her a unique lens on optimizing firm operations across borders and functions.
Successful Placement and Impact
Truda Chow will lead operational performance, firm integration, and strategic execution across a 14-office footprint. She will partner with firm leadership to drive scalable solutions in service delivery, infrastructure, and internal operations.
Immediate Impact:
- Aligns firmwide operational strategy with business and client priorities.
- Modernizes administrative systems and workflows for performance and efficiency.
- Strengthens internal leadership collaboration across practice and business units.
- Supports scalable infrastructure as the firm continues national expansion.
Insights from the Recruiters
“Truda is a highly accomplished, senior executive who has led significant growth, innovation, and business transformation for major law firms throughout her career.”
– William Lepiesza, Director, The Alexander Group.
About Frost Brown Todd LLP
Frost Brown Todd LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 575 attorneys across 14 offices nationwide. The firm serves clients in key industries including financial services, energy, technology, health care, and manufacturing. Known for a strong commitment to collaboration, client service, and forward-thinking legal solutions, the firm is consistently recognized as one of the top firms in the U.S.
About The Alexander Group
The Alexander Group is a global executive search firm based in Houston. With a strong track record of placing operational and strategic leaders across Am Law 200 firms and professional services organizations, the firm specializes in helping clients build the leadership infrastructure needed to grow and compete.
Operational clarity starts with executive alignment. The Alexander Group helps law firms find the leadership that powers performance.