Dewey & LeBoeuf has been hit by another eight partner losses, with a New York energy and infrastructure team set to join Hunton & Williams.
Dewey utilities, power and pipelines head Bud Ellis has quit to join the US rival alongside fellow partners Michael Fitzpatrick, Steven Friend, Steve Loeshelle and Peter O’Brien. Counsel Kevin Felz is also joining Hunton & Williams as a partner.
New York energy and capital markets partners Catherine Hood and Anthony Terrell have also quit Dewey to join Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, while litigation partner William Primps joins Dorsey & Whitney in New York.
Roughly 65 partners have now left the embattled US firm in 2012, with 11 lawyers below equity partner level quitting for Dechert in Dubai (17 April 2012). This follows news yesterday that four partners were leaving Dewey in London and Dubai for Dechert (16 April 2012).
Hunton & Williams confirmed the hires today, saying the sextet act for companies and banks in the power and utilities sectors, focusing on capital markets.
Hunton & Williams energy and infrastructure co-head Jeff Schroeder said in a statement: “This team of lawyers is well known to us. They are leading lawyers in the power and utility capital markets, and their strong issuer and underwriter experience in these industries adds further depth to our established global practice.
Readers' comments (17)
Anonymous | 20-Apr-2012 1:31 am
I predict that Huntons is the new Dewey ...can't believe their international offices are sustainable
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Anonymous | 20-Apr-2012 1:38 am
Its hard to see any way forward for Dewey ...its a real pity that quality lawyers have to find themselves moving to a very odd mid-tier firm
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Anonymous | 22-Apr-2012 7:10 pm
People are being horribly unfair on Huntons. Yes it has had a lot of problems in London where it is office is a basket case but its offices in the States are solid.
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Anonymous | 22-Apr-2012 7:13 pm
Unfair... its a fair characterisation of Huntons which is a firm that is going no where... and is just there to make up the numbers... its is the ultimate quality free zone
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Anonymous | 27-Apr-2012 0:50 am
It would have been better if Hunton hired in London. They don't have enough lawyers to field a football team in their london office... obviously London isn't a priority...
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Anonymous | 27-Apr-2012 0:52 am
Its quality not quantity that is important and though we are small we have that in spades
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Anonymous | 27-Apr-2012 0:56 am
Keep telling yourself that... Huntons is an irrelevance and is a firm going no where .... Anybody smart could work that out
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