WolfBlock's Loss is Drinker Biddle's Gain: Firm Adds 10-Lawyer Group
Despite a dismal economy, a number of attorneys at the dissolving WolfBlock law firm are expected to be much in demand.
And clearly included in this fortunate group are 10 real estate and litigation lawyers at the Wilmington, Del., office of the 106-year-old Philadelphia-based firm. They joined the Wilmington office of Drinker Biddle & Reath today, their new firm reports in a press release (PDF).
“With this addition, Drinker Biddle offers clients significant skill, depth and experience in handling complex business and white-collar criminal cases in Delaware’s federal, chancery, supreme and superior courts, as well as deep local roots in zoning, land use and other real estate matters,” the release states.
Kathleen Jennings, William Rhodunda, Todd Schiltz, Joseph Schoell and Shawn Tucker will be Drinker Biddle partners; Charles Oberly, a former Delaware attorney general, will be in a counsel position. The group also includes associates Jennifer Ranji, Chandra J. Rudloff, Karen Sullivan and Daniel Turner Jr.
“We are thrilled to add such an excellent group of people who are so well regarded in the Delaware bar and who bring the skill sets we were looking for in Delaware,” says Andrew Kassner, executive partner of Drinker Biddle and chair of the firm’s corporate restructuring practice group. “These lawyers’ practices have been very successful in Delaware, and we are looking forward to building on that success here at Drinker Biddle.”
As discussed in earlier ABAJournal.com posts, partners of WolfBlock voted on Monday to wind down their firm’s operations because of a combination of issues exacerbated by economic conditions.
Earlier coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “WolfBlock Partners Vote to Dissolve; Many May Be Headed to Cozen O’Connor”
ABAJournal.com: “Why WolfBlock Didn’t Merge to Survive”
ABAJournal.com: “Retired WolfBlock Lawyers Out of Luck?”
