In a bid for an increased share of the competitive national insurance litigation market, Wilson Elser has expanded its Southeastern presence with new satellite locations in Birmingham, Alabama, and Nashville, Tennessee, after opening an Atlanta office last year.

The New York-based national firm, which has a heavy focus on defense litigation, launched the Atlanta office—its first in the Southeast outside Florida—in March 2017 with a six-lawyer team from Gordon & Rees led by Jeff Melcher.