Three years after Folger Levin & Kahn transferred management to a new generation of partners, the San Francisco firm is splintering.

A group of 25 San Francisco litigators, including name partner Michael Kahn and litigation chair Gregory Call, will establish a beachhead for Washington, D.C.’s Crowell & Moring. One L.A. litigation partner, Jennifer Romano, and three associates are also joining Crowell.