Marcus stared at him. “What are you proposing?”
So yes. Zane became managing partner.
Zane dug deeper. A quick Lexis search on Veridian Strategies brought up a shell company registered in Delaware. Its sole listed officer was a woman named Paula Kwan. Another search: Paula Kwan was Marcus Teller’s sister-in-law. does zane become managing partner
Zane had spent twelve years building the foundations of Sterling & Reed, not with bricks and mortar, but with spreadsheets, sleepless nights, and a stubborn refusal to fail. The boutique litigation firm had grown from a two-person operation in a leaky converted loft to a fifty-attorney powerhouse with a view of the city skyline. And through it all, Zane had been the engine. The rainmaker. The one who remembered every client’s child’s name and every opposing counsel’s weakness. Marcus stared at him
So when the managing partner, Harold Finch, announced his retirement, the question wasn’t if Zane would take over. The question was when the official vote would happen. Zane dug deeper
Zane sat back in his chair. He had the ammunition. One email to the executive committee, and Marcus wouldn’t just lose the promotion. He’d be shown the door.
