Nearly all of the product liability partners in the Minneapolis office of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith have indicated plans to join Husch Blackwell, and multiple colleagues are expected to join in the coming weeks, people briefed on the moves told The American Lawyer on Friday.

The departures of partners Richard Morgan, Doug Pfeifer, Carli Pearson and Matthew Beyer, who represent client Ecolab in litigation, leave only two partners in the products liability practice in Minneapolis and seven partners in the office overall, according to the firm’s website. A fifth product liability partner is in discussions about joining colleagues at Husch Blackwell as well, and several other lawyers are expected to make the move, the people said.