Neill P. Jakobe, an industry group leader for Ropes & Gray LLP's practice equity practice, has been named the firm’s new office managing partner in Chicago. He succeeds Asheesh Goel, who left in August for Kirkland & Ellis LLP along with four other partners.Jakobe previously worked at Mayer Brown and was an investment banker with Morgan Stanley before returning to the profession with Ropes & Gray in 2008, when the Chicago office was started.At that time, the Chicago office had three attorneys. It now …