Real estate attorney Brett Wiltsey departed from two leadership positions at Philadelphia-based law firm Dilworth Paxson last week, bringing his book of business to Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel.

Wiltsey, who began in the business and finance department at Obermayer’s Mount Laurel, New Jersey, office July 1, said his move coincides with a build-up of client demand following court closures and business interruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid an increasingly competitive lateral hiring market, Wiltsey sought to practice law at a firm that was “more fast paced and had a little more depth on the corporate side,” he said in an interview Wednesday.