Blank Rome has acquired more than 100 lawyers from Washington, D.C.-based Dickstein Shapiro, including more than 90 in the nation’s capital and 13 lawyers in New York.
The deal, which has been rumored to be in the works for weeks, nearly triples Blank Rome’s Washington presence and finds a home for almost all of the remaining attorneys at Dickstein Shapiro, which has suffered significant defections over the past year. Several years ago, there were more than 450 lawyers at Dickstein Shapiro, which was down to fewer than 115, according to reports from Legal affiliate The National Law Journal. The NLJ broke word earlier Thursday that a deal between the two firms was finalized.
