Dewey Ballantine is expanding its management committee in a move that will see the firm add a second European seat.
The New York firm’s current management committee numbers 13, but it is expected that by August it will add two more seats for a Europe and a West Coast partner. The decision reflects the progress the firm has made in both regions.
Last year Dewey scored a coup by taking on 11 intellectual property partners from Brobeck Phleger & Harrison, including highly-rated partner Jim Elacqua, which collapsed in February. The move substantially bolstered its West Coast presence.
In Europe, the firm scooped a five-partner team from Hunton & Williams, adding to London and particularly Warsaw, where it now has more than 50 lawyers.
Both seats on the management committee are elected positions.
Partner departures mount at Manches
Manches has lost its head of social housing to Bristol firm TLT in the latest in a string of departures to hit the firm.Paul Butterworth is the tenth partner to quit Manches in the past 18 months. The departures have largely been from the firm’s property department. However, Butter-worth is only the second of those […]