Veteran trial lawyer Diane Sullivan has taken her practice from Dechert to Weil Gotshal & Manges in New York. Sullivan officially joined Weil on Monday along with fellow former Dechert litigator Kathleen O’Connor.

Sullivan, who jumped to Dechert in 2001 from Lowenstein Sandler, said, “I thought I’d retire at Dechert.” But after two years of brushing off calls from Weil, she changed her mind. Sullivan declined to say what ultimately swayed her.