Heller's Chairman is Headed to Dechert
The chairman of the dissolving Heller Ehrman law firm has found a new home—Dechert.
Matthew Larrabee will practice in the litigation group of the firm’s San Francisco office, reports the Am Law Daily.
“Larrabee moved into the San Fransisco office today,” the article states, “though a partnership vote on Larrabee officially joining is still under way, a spokeswoman says.”
Additional coverage:
Legal Week: “Dechert secures trophy hire of Heller chairman”
The Lawyer: “Heller chairman finds a home at Dechert”
ABAJournal.com: “Firms Snap Up Partners from Hot Heller Practices; Associates Struggle”
ABAJournal.com: “Laid-Off Heller Associates Vent Feelings of Worry and Anger”
Where have the rest of the 650 Heller lawyers gone? Here’s the current roundup. (Please contact Rachel Zahorsky or drop in a comment if you have more information about where Heller lawyers and staff are landing.)
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe hired 27 Heller partners and one senior counsel, including 13 who focus on antitrust, five insurance recovery practitioners and four intellectual property lawyers.
Goodwin Procter hired three partner shareholders from Heller’s venture capital law group, and one from labor and employment, as well as Heller’s former chairman, who focuses on companies in the technology and health care sectors.
Five litigation partners, including several former litigation practice heads joined Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.
Hogan & Hartson is opening two new offices in Northern California with eight veterans, including Heller’s former litigation practice chair and securities litigation co-chairs. Seven will join as partners, one as counsel. Hogan also is adding two Heller partners to its New York office, including the former head of Heller’s labor and employment practice.
Jones Day is now the home of 15 former Heller insurance recovery partner shareholders, as well as one real estate transactional partner.
Schiff Hardin’s Private Clients, Trusts and Estates practice in San Francisco added two Heller lawyers, a shareholder and counsel, both as counsel.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton hired 10 Heller partner shareholders, most recently adding four litigators to the firm’s business trial and tax practices.
Cooley Godward Kronish snagged 15 Heller partners, 16 associates and two special counsel from the firm’s venture law, firm-wide business, intellectual property, energy and clean technology and life sciences practices. Ten partners will join Cooley in Silicon Valley, four in Seattle, where Cooley will open an office, and one in Washington, D.C.
Davis Wright Tremaine hired 14 former Heller partners, four associates and two of counsel in the firm’s Seattle and San Francisco offices.
One former Heller partner joined Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker’s antitrust and corporate practices.
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps announced two former Heller partners joined the firm’s San Francisco office where they will focus on real estate and corporate practices.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati added two former Heller partners to the firm’s tax practice. One partner will be based in Palo Alto, Calif. and the other will be in the firm’s New York office.
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher hired Heller’s former firmwide managing partner, Robert Hubbell, as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Ten former Heller attorneys, including five associates, and one patent specialist joined Foley & Lardner’s litigation and intellectual property departments in the firm’s San Diego and Del Mar offices.
Sidley Austin announced that six litigation partners and a number of counsel and associates from Heller joined the law firm. Four partners will reside in Sidley’s San Francisco office, one will join the Washington, D.C. office and one will be resident in Asia.
