A newly formed litigation team has been formed with the migration of 17 attorneys from Carlton Fields to Philadelphia-based Drinker Biddle & Reath, which has opened a new Hartford location.

The Drinker Biddle Hartford location office includes new partners Stephen J. Jorden, Ben V. Seessel and Michael A. Valerio, with Jorden serving as the office's regional partner in charge.

The new Drinker team of trial and class action lawyers increases the firm's number of offices to 13. The new litigation team includes 14 new partners and three associates from Carlton Fields.