Nearly two years ago, noted bankruptcy attorney Myles Alderman Jr. left the small, Hartford-based firm he founded in 1992 to chair the insolvency department at 90-attorney Halloran & Sage. Though Alderman said he enjoyed the experience of working at a bigger firm, he's headed home.

Alderman has announced he is returning to practice with his former colleagues as the managing partner of Alderman & Alderman. The firm has opened new offices in Hartford at City Place II and also has offices in New York City and Washington, D.C.

“After building and managing a successful small firm, I could not resist the challenge of chairing the Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Restructuring Practice Group of one of the state's largest firms,” Alderman said in a statement. So why leave Halloran & Sage? It seems there were conflict-of-interest issues regarding clients of his new firm and his old one. “I will miss the fine lawyers at Halloran & Sage I enjoyed practicing with,” Alderman said. “However, in light of the level of conflicts we were experiencing, I determined that I could best serve my clients by returning to practice with my former colleagues.”