The managing partner of the Wilmington office of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice is set to leave the firm at the end of the year to take on a role as senior managing director of Gavin/Solmonese.

Beginning Jan. 1, Frank Monaco will bring his mediation practice to Gavin/Solmonese, operating out of Wilmington, Delaware, and Raleigh, North Carolina. He will also work on the firm’s fiduciary services matters both nationally and in Delaware and the Southeast.