The upcoming closure of Boston midsize firm Burns & Levinson has again helped nearby firms gain talent as McCarter & English strengthened its Boston office with 10 former Burns & Levinson attorneys, according to a Monday press release.

The news follows Friday's announcement by Burns & Levinson that it would shutter after 64 years in Boston. The firm lost nearly half of its head count and most of its corporate and intellectual property attorneys in the past five months to Big Law firms that looked to expand in the region.