James Brochin has returned to large firm life after leaving Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to run his own law firm for nine months. He joined the partnership of Steptoe & Johnson LLP last week, representing clients in white-collar defense matters, investigations and commercial litigation.

Brochin spent 16 years at Paul Weiss, which boasts 800 lawyers in Manhattan. He will now base his practice in Steptoe’s New York office, which has just under 40 lawyers.