Mayer Brown Loses Litigation Co-Chair To BuckleySander

Bloomberg: Former co-chair of Mayer Brown’s litigation practice, David S. Krakoff has been hired by BuckleySandler.  Another former Mayer partner, Christopher Regan, joins Krakoff at the firm where the two will specialize in financial-services enforcement.

The firm has been aggressively growing its boutique practice since its inception in March 2009.  Created through a merger with Buckley Kolar and a number of lawyers led by Andrew Sandler, a former Skadden partner, it now has some 90 attorneys in its ranks.

BuckleySandler is headquartered in Washington DC, with offices in New York and Los Angeles. It represents clients in the financial services industry, such as banks, mortgage lenders, and credit card companies.