Clifford Chance’s (CC’s) veteran US head of media litigation, David Schulz, has quit the firm after 25 years to become a name partner in 16-lawyer media litigation boutique Levine Sullivan Koch.

New York-based Schulz, who became a partner with CC’s legacy US branch Rogers & Wells firm in 1987, left the magic circle firm on 31 May to start at Levine Sullivan, where he has added his name to the firm’s brand.