Buffalo-based Hodgson Russ and Atlanta-based Freeman Mathis & Gary are each taking their share of the mid-Atlantic litigation boutique Ward Greenberg, divvying up the firm’s 19 lawyers across its four offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
Hodgson Russ announced its acquisition, led by firm co-founder Eric Ward, on Tuesday, taking over Ward Greenberg’s existing Rochester lease and adding 10 litigators to its commercial litigation practice. Freeman Mathis, meanwhile, is bringing on nine attorneys, including the firm’s other founder Edward Greenberg, from Ward Greenberg’s Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey offices, similarly taking responsibility for the firm’s leases until they come due. Hodgson Russ and Freeman Mathis will be incorporating the firm’s administrative staff as well.
