Four Blank Rome alumni, including two recent partners and two who previously left Blank Rome to be partners at McLaughlin & Stern, have launched a new family law boutique in New York City.

Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri—formed by Caroline Krauss and Heidi Tallentire of Blank Rome and Valentina Shaknes and Jordan Messeri of McLaughlin & Stern—launched earlier this month. Krauss said in a Nov. 15 interview that she and her new partners had worked together for decades and knew they had each others’ backs.