Monday, May 21, 2012

Saul Ewing adds 7 Buchanan Ingersoll lawyers in Wilmington - Business First of Columbus:

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office. The loss of the seven-lawyer group leavew Pittsburgh-based Buchanan with only one full-time partner in Wilmington and four lawyerwstotal there, and gives Saul Ewing the largest Wilmingtoh office of any full-service Philadelphia-based firm. The group includez office headWilliam Manning, who served as outside general counsel to the University of Delaware and also represents Verizon Corp. and Dover Downs. The litigatodr was once chief of staffc to formerDelaware Gov. Pete The other two partners areTeresa Currier, who led bankruptcgy efforts for Buchanan in and real estate lawyer Richarf Forsten.
The additions give Saul Ewing 19 lawyers in where bankruptcies have taken off during theeconomicx downturn. A large percentage of companies from around the country file for Chapter 11 protection in But because Delaware only hasabougt 2,000 lawyers and has a stron g set of indigenous law firms, the Wilmington market has been a tougyh one to crack for even neighboring Philadelphia firms. Amongt Philadelphia firms, Pepper Hamilton and Fox Rothschild have 17 DrinkerBiddle & Reathg has 15 and Blank Rome has 13. Saul Ewiny said Manning will serveas co-managing partner of the officwe with current office managingv partner and real estats lawyer Wendie Stabler.

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