New York-based Am Law 200 firm Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker announced on Tuesday the opening of new offices in Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina. The 870-lawyer firm's Carolinas expansion is the latest in a series of Big Law moves to the region.

In a press release, the firm stated its new offices will handle "insurance and reinsurance coverage and defense, commercial litigation, aviation law and financial services," among other topics.