Dilworth Paxson lost another partner this week, when Michael J. Fekete of the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, office went to Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, in a move that was motivated in part by geographic footprint.

Fekete, now a partner in Montgomery McCracken’s litigation department, said the move granted an opportunity to work with individuals he had previously worked with professionally, including partner and retired U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel B. Rosen as well as partner Louis R. Moffa. But Montgomery McCracken also provided better access to markets where Fekete can serve and grow an existing client base. In particular, he said, the firm has a sizable presence in New York.