Duane Morris is bringing on 18 lawyers to its labor and employment practice via a merger with bicoastal employment boutique Curley, Hurtgen & Johnsrud, the firms announced Tuesday morning. 

As of October 2022, the Curley Hurtgen attorneys will operate under the Duane Morris name, the announcement stated. The firm—which currently has offices in Menlo Park, California; New York; and Philadelphia—will ultimately operate out of Duane Morris’ existing offices in New York, Philadelphia and Palo Alto, California.