Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput is in the process of reorganizing the legal team representing the archdiocese in cases involving the sex abuse scandal.

White-collar criminal defense lawyers Robert Welsh and Catherine Recker of Welsh & Recker have been brought in to serve in what has been termed a “quarterback” position in overseeing the defense of these civil and criminal cases and related enforcement issues. The firm has made at least one appearance so far in the case of Billy Doe v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia .