L-R: Frank A. Segall, Josef B. Volman, Grant S. Palmer of Blank Rome. (Courtesy photos) Blank Rome Recruits 25 Burns & Levinson Lawyers to Launch Boston Office
The hires give the Philadelphia-founded firm its 16th office along with a new cannabis practice.
May 01, 2024 at 09:00 AM
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Law Firm Office Launches and Closures
The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
What You Need to Know
- Thirteen partners and 12 associates from Burns & Levinson started at Blank Rome this week, where they serve as the firm's first Boston-based attorneys.
- Lawyers making the move include chairs of Burns & Levinson's cannabis and business groups, two of whom will lead Blank Rome's Boston office as co-chairs.
- The moves come as the Biden administration takes steps to reschedule marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
Philadelphia-founded Blank Rome opened for business in Boston Wednesday after landing the bulk of the corporate lawyers and all of the cannabis lawyers at Boston's Burns & Levinson.
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