Roetzel & Andress has named Fort Lauderdale partner-in-charge Lori Heyer-Bednar head of the firm’s national business litigation practice group, its largest practice area.

Heyer-Bednar is the first woman in Roetzel’s history to manage the business litigation team. In her new role, Heyer-Bednar will oversee 40 attorneys in the firm’s 13 offices.