Employment law boutique Vaughan Baio & Partners grew its head count by more than one-third Monday with the recruitment of nine workers’ compensation and employment lawyers from Am Law 200 firm Goldberg Segalla as part of the boutique’s expansion throughout New York state.

Founding partners Joseph Vaughan and Madeline Baio said they’re counting on the group to lead the firm’s efforts to be a dominant player in comprehensive legal services for the business community in upstate New York. The now 32-attorney firm launched offices in Albany and Syracuse with the recent additions from Goldberg Segalla.