Eckert Seamans' Delaware Presence Helps Lure Bankruptcy Partner From LeClairRyan
Commercial litigation and bankruptcy partner Christopher Perkins said he shopped around at other firms, but he chose Eckert Seamans for its presence in Virginia, Delaware and New York—three of the most active jurisdictions for Chapter 11 bankruptcies.
August 27, 2019 at 05:36 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
Three LeClairRyan attorneys, including commercial litigation and bankruptcy partner Christopher Perkins, have jumped to Pittsburgh-based Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, joining several dozen other LeClairRyan attorneys who have found new homes in the wake of the shuttering of the Virginia-based firm.
Of counsel Gerald Ragland joined Eckert Seamans in Washington, D.C., while Perkins and associate Brendan Horgan has jumped to the firm's Richmond, Virginia, office.
"We are very excited to welcome Chris, Gerry, and Brendan. Their arrival fits perfectly with the firm's plan to grow the Richmond and D.C. offices to assist clients throughout Virginia, the Capitol region, and nationwide," Matthew Kirsner, Eckert Seamans' Richmond office member-in-charge, said in a statement.
Perkins said he walked out of LeClairRyan's D.C. office Aug. 20 and the following morning started his first day at Eckert Seamans, which is located in the same building. He still parks in the same spot, which he described as "a surreal experience."
"I only took the elevator to the wrong floor once." said Perkins, who first joined LeClairRyan in 1997.
Perkins said he shopped around at other firms, but he chose Eckert Seamans for its presence in Virginia, Delaware and New York—three of the most active jurisdictions for Chapter 11 bankruptcies.
"I needed to find a place that would allow me to operate in all three. And, of course, the attorneys here do incredible work," he said.
Ragland was a litigation partner at LeClairRyan for six years, and his practice includes personal injury, professional liability and health care litigation. Horgan, an employment attorney, spent nearly a year at LeClairRyan.
In the aftermath of the Virginia-based firm's collapse, LeClairRyan attorneys have found landing spots at a wide range of firms. On Aug. 23, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith opened a Roanoke, Virginia, office, its 51st, with six LeClairRyan medical malpractice attorneys. The firm also added 11 additional LeClairRyan attorneys scattered across its Newark, New Jersey, San Francisco and Los Angeles offices.
Fox Rothschild picked up at least 21 LeClairRyan attorneys, including a 15-lawyer aviation team in July—before LeClairRyan announced its dissolution.
Ranked at No. 164 on the Am Law 200, Eckert Seamans reported a head count of 351 and gross revenue of $156 million in 2018.
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