Bracewell & Giuliani is looking to remove to federal court a malpractice lawsuit filed against it in Pennsylvania state court given that, according to the firm, it has no current equity partners who reside in the state.

Bracewell was sued in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas on February 15 by Craig and Mary Jo Sanford, who allege the firm didn’t do enough to recover the lost proceeds of the sale of their business, which was more than $12.5 million.