Former Hecker Fink COO and Federal Bar Council Executive Director to Lead Firm’s Strategic Growth, Operations and Innovation
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (September 14, 2026) – Yankwitt LLP, Westchester County’s go-to law firm for high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation, has named Anna Stowe as its chief operating officer. Stowe brings more than two decades of leadership experience helping elite law firms and nonprofits grow strategically, strengthen their operations and build high-performing cultures.
As COO, Stowe will oversee Yankwitt LLP’s growth, operational development, governance initiatives, business operations and innovation efforts. She will also help guide the firm’s thoughtful implementation of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies across its legal and administrative functions.
“Anna is an experienced and effective leader who understands both what it takes to scale a sophisticated litigation practice and how to preserve the core strengths that make a firm successful,” said Russell M. Yankwitt, founder and managing partner of Yankwitt LLP. “She has helped guide a litigation firm through significant growth, worked at the center of the federal legal community and brings an intentional approach to innovation and change. As Yankwitt LLP continues to grow, Anna will help us build the infrastructure, systems and strategy that support our lawyers, our clients and the firm’s long-term success.”
Stowe joins Yankwitt LLP after serving as chief operating officer of Hecker Fink LLP, where she helped oversee the litigation firm’s expansion into multiple states.
Previously, she served as executive director of the Federal Bar Council, working closely with federal judges, leading lawyers and prominent law firms on the organization’s programming, operations and initiatives.
“Yankwitt LLP has built an impressive platform around exceptional lawyers, sophisticated matters and a strong corporate culture,” said Stowe, who has worked closely with Russell Yankwitt in his leadership roles with the Federal Bar Council. “I am excited to help the firm build for its next stage of growth while preserving the qualities that have made it so successful.”
Stowe’s path to law firm leadership began outside the legal profession. A trained oboist, she began her career in management and operational roles with several of the world’s most respected orchestras.
Stowe earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University; an M.A. from McGill University; and a B.A., cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She serves on the board of the Sonia and Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program and is a member of its Financial Sustainability Committee.
About Yankwitt LLP
Founded in 2009, Yankwitt LLP is Westchester County’s go-to law firm for high-stakes and bet-the-company litigation. Backed by one of the region’s most experienced litigation teams, the firm has represented clients in hundreds of cases involving complex civil and criminal matters. Yankwitt LLP also regularly handles sophisticated disputes in Westchester for national law firms and frequently serves as trial counsel for local firms.