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Womble Carlyle Aims to Double Size of Atlanta Office
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice is considering hiring groups of laterals as part of a plan to double the size of its Atlanta office "as soon as possible," according to Steven S. Dunlevie, the local managing partner for the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based firm. The firm has a total of about 500 attorneys nationwide, 75 of them in Atlanta. As for a potential merger, Dunlevie said Womble "is not ruling anything out."To Boost Diversity, Minority Firms Sought
In January, when Venable announced that it was forming an alliance with Brown & Sheehan, it was the latest example of a revived diversity strategy: large law firms linking up with smaller, minority-owned firms.In The Trenches: Womble expands its capital markets team
Womble Carlyle Sandridge Rice has added three attorneys to its Capital markets group. Richard T. Hills has returned to the firm as of counsel from a post as general counsel at MagnetBank, one of the firm's clients. Hills was an associate at Womble Carlyle for nine years before going in-house. David W. Adams has joined the firm as an associate from Sutherland Asbill Brennan, and Robert C.In The Trenches: Product lawyer finds bigger practice at Womble
Former federal prosecutor Jack M. Williams has left Powell Goldstein, where he was a partner, to become a member of the products liability practice at Womble Carlyle Sandridge Rice. "Womble has a bigger litigation practice firm-wide and so a bigger platform for the type of work I want to do," he said, noting that the 500-lawyer firm has almost 300 litigators.Defections, merger talk at Powell Goldstein
The problems are mounting for Powell Goldstein. Last week the firm lost a big chunk of its health care practice group, and today, two partners and two counsel will leave the tax and business and finance practices. The firm has been struggling to grow for years, faces increased competition from larger rivals, and has struggled to replace departed rainmakers. Now, the firm may be looking for a merger partner. Sources say that Powell is in serious discussions with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice.Forming Alliances Helps Some Firms Appear to Be More Diverse
In January, when Venable announced that it was forming an alliance with Brown & Sheehan, it became the third AmLaw 200 firm in the past two years to forge a link with a minority-owned law firm.Womble Carlyle Snags Jones Day IP Partner for Silicon Valley Office
Law Firms' Latest Office Openings Feature Continental Shift
Greenberg Traurig is establishing a Latin American beachhead by opening a Mexico City office. Bird & Bird has entered into an association with Casablanca law firm El Amari & Associates. Squire Sanders opened a Perth office last month. And North Carolina-based Womble Carlyle is opening an office in Silicon Valley.Trending Stories
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