In an effort to fill out its product liability and class action defense ranks, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has hired David Bernick, a former general counsel at Philip Morris International Inc., as a partner from Dechert in New York.

Paul Weiss announced the move Tuesday, marking the firm’s second big-name lateral hire within the past few months. In early April, Paul Weiss picked up M&A rainmaker Scott Barshay, who had spent his entire career at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York.

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