Am Law 100 firms Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith and Squire Patton Boggs added employment law talent in the Southeast this past week, with both firms citing the pandemic as an opportunity to expand their practices in the region.

The Tampa office of 1,560-attorney firm Lewis Brisbois added former Hinshaw & Culbertson attorneys Keith Howell and Jeffrey Novell, both of whom joined as partners. Howell specializes in general liability defense and commercial litigation. Novell handles employment discrimination matters and wage-and-hour cases.