LOS ANGELES - April 4, 2025 – Lawdragon has selected CEO and Managing Partner Christianne F. Kerns to its 2025 list of "100 Managing Partners You Need to Know."  Chris is Hahn & Hahn LLP’s first female Managing Partner in its 125-year history. 

The publication states, "This guide is caught in a moment in which the focus on law firms has never been more intense, with headline debate on the purpose, profit and prospects of the nation’s most high-profile corporate law firms. Many of their leaders are included here, alongside representatives from firms large and small, corporate and litigation, plaintiff and defense, all selected for their roles founding, growing, leading and innovating on behalf of a legal enterprise seeking change, profit, to be a home, a voice." To view the full list, click here.

Chris has led Hahn & Hahn LLP to become one of the largest law firms in California certified as a majority Women Owned Business Enterprise. In her role, Chris leads strategic planning, human capital management, partnership matters, compensation, branding, business development, IT, finance, accounting, risk management, crisis management, and human resources, and has budget and P&L oversight.

In addition to serving as the CEO and Managing Partner, Chris actively maintains her legal practice as a member of the firm’s business department, guiding corporate boards and C-Suite executives to drive growth. Her decades of industry experience provide her with in-depth knowledge of complex debt and capital strategies, inorganic growth strategies, strategic partnerships, complex financing acquisitions, commercial real estate, M&A activities, and other business transactions. 

Hahn & Hahn LLP, a certified Women Owned Business Enterprise, is a leader in the California business and legal communities celebrating 125 years of providing steadfast legal counsel to Southern California businesses and individuals. Founded in 1899, the firm represents institutional clients of all sizes, entrepreneurs, innovators, business owners, family offices, charitable organizations and high net worth individuals in their corporate, real estate, employment and financing matters, as well as commercial, employment and real estate litigation, eminent domain, bankruptcy and restructuring, estate planning and family law issues.