(L-R) Tomio Narita and Chris Mammen of Womble Bond Dickinson. Courtesy photos Womble Bond Dickinson Adds 5-Lawyer Litigation Boutique in San Francisco
Womble Bond combined with consumer financial services boutique Simmonds & Narita in its second significant addition in San Francisco in less than a year.
July 11, 2023 at 09:00 AM
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Womble Bond Dickinson is expanding in San Francisco with the addition of Simmonds & Narita, a five-lawyer consumer financial services litigation boutique.
The team, led by partners Tomio Narita and Jeffrey Topor, joined Womble Bond on July 1. It includes counsels Leanne Yu, Nathan Searles and Dominic Luca, and one paralegal. The boutique's other name partner, Michael Simmonds, retired in 2020.
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