Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched a litigation practice in the US with a trio of top-level hires from US firms Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Covington & Burling. The magic circle firm's New York office has recruited Willkie Farr's Benito Romano and Covington's Aaron Marcu, both of whom were the heads of the white-collar defence practice groups at their respective firms. In addition, litigation partner Adam Siegel also joins from Covington.The three lawyers will form the foundation of Freshfields' new US complex litigation and white-collar defence and investigations practice, with the firm hoping to expand into other areas of litigation eventually.
January 22, 2009 at 05:43 AM
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched a litigation practice in the US with a trio of top-level hires from US firms Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Covington & Burling.
The magic circle firm’s New York office has recruited Willkie Farr’s Benito Romano and Covington’s Aaron Marcu, both of whom were the heads of the white-collar defence practice groups at their respective firms. In addition, litigation partner Adam Siegel also joins from Covington.
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