Brobeck Phleger & Harrison’s European joint venture is to be taken over by Boston partner Hale and Dorr after the troubled West Coast firm yesterday (30 January) voted to dissolve.

The decision to absorb Brobeck Hale and Dorr (BHD) has come just weeks before a planned merger vote by Brobeck Phelger & Harrison partners to link up with Morgan Lewis & Bockius.