Duane Morris Rescues 24 from Wolf Block

Philadelphia’s Duane Morris has hired 24 lawyers, including 12 partners, from dissolving Wolf Block.

Wolf Block’s partners voted to dissolve the 106-year-old law firm on March 23rd. So far, more than half of Wolf Block’s 290 lawyers have found new firms. Wolf Block Chairman Mark Alderman has yet to join with a new firm.

Most of the lawyers joining Duane Morris are litigators, but the group also includes real estate and corporate lawyers.

Founded in 1904 as Duane, Morris, Heckscher & Roberts, Duane Morris LLP employs more than 650 lawyers in 23 offices in the United States, London, Singapore and Vietnam. In addition to legal services, Duane Morris has independent affiliates employing approximately 100 professionals engaged in other disciplines.

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Posted by Erik Even on April 7, 2009. Filed under Home,Law Firm News,Legal News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry