{"id":129719,"date":"2025-08-06T11:42:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/06\/top-biglaw-firm-poaches-40-lawyers-from-competitor-in-latest-group-lateral-move\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T11:42:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:42:56","slug":"top-biglaw-firm-poaches-40-lawyers-from-competitor-in-latest-group-lateral-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/06\/top-biglaw-firm-poaches-40-lawyers-from-competitor-in-latest-group-lateral-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Biglaw Firm Poaches 40+ Lawyers From Competitor In Latest Group Lateral Move"},"content":{"rendered":"

Group lateral moves are still all the rage in Biglaw, and Crowell & Moring ought to know \u2014 the Am Law 100 firm just gobbled up a group of more than 40 lawyers, complete with 16 partners, from Reed Smith, including a former member of the firm\u2019s executive committee.<\/p>\n

As noted by the\u00a0National Law Journal<\/a>, earlier today, Crowell confirmed that announced that a 16-partner team and two dozen associates from Reed Smith would be joining the firm, growing its health care litigation practice in several of its offices across the country and creating the \u201cpremier health practice in the country.\u201d\u00a0Here are some additional details:<\/p>\n

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[Martin] Bishop, who will co-chair Crowell\u2019s health care group, joins the firm\u2019s Chicago office along with partners Steven Hamilton, Rebecca Hanson, Thomas Hardy, Daniel Hofmeister, Alexandra Lucas, Jason Mayer, Kevin Tessier, and Bryan Webster. \u2026<\/p>\n

In addition, partners Michelle Cheng, Lorenzo Gasparetti, Junga Kim, Amir Shlesinger, and Kenneth Smersfelt will join in Los Angeles, and Karen Braje will join in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, partner Scott Williams will be based in Dallas, where Crowell is opening an office. Crowell is still scouting an office space in Dallas, according to [Crowell chair Phil] Inglima.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Inglima went on to say that this group lateral move represents a \u201ca great opportunity to take a major step forward in the market,\u201d and that \u201cthere are really endless possibilities for what we can do for clients with this team at the forefront, and that, to us, was an extremely exciting prospect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crowell\u2019s health care practice will officially be 100 lawyers strong in the wake of its lateral raid on Reed Smith.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve worked together, we\u2019ve competed with each other, all the things that you do in a specialized industry,\u201d Bishop told the NLJ in an interview. \u201cAnd it got to the point where I think we all realized that our clients would be best served if we got together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Congratulations to Crowell & Moring on its successful group lateral hire, and best of luck to everyone who will soon be integrated into the firm\u2019s health care practice.<\/p>\n

Crowell Hires More Than 40 Health Care Lawyers From Reed Smith<\/a> [National Law Journal]<\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Group lateral moves are still all the rage in Biglaw, and Crowell & Moring ought to know \u2014 the Am Law 100 firm just gobbled up a group of more than 40 lawyers, complete with 16 partners, from Reed Smith, including a former member of the firm\u2019s executive committee.<\/p>\n

As noted by the\u00a0National Law Journal<\/a>, earlier today, Crowell confirmed that announced that a 16-partner team and two dozen associates from Reed Smith would be joining the firm, growing its health care litigation practice in several of its offices across the country and creating the \u201cpremier health practice in the country.\u201d\u00a0Here are some additional details:<\/p>\n

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[Martin] Bishop, who will co-chair Crowell\u2019s health care group, joins the firm\u2019s Chicago office along with partners Steven Hamilton, Rebecca Hanson, Thomas Hardy, Daniel Hofmeister, Alexandra Lucas, Jason Mayer, Kevin Tessier, and Bryan Webster. \u2026<\/p>\n

In addition, partners Michelle Cheng, Lorenzo Gasparetti, Junga Kim, Amir Shlesinger, and Kenneth Smersfelt will join in Los Angeles, and Karen Braje will join in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, partner Scott Williams will be based in Dallas, where Crowell is opening an office. Crowell is still scouting an office space in Dallas, according to [Crowell chair Phil] Inglima.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Inglima went on to say that this group lateral move represents a \u201ca great opportunity to take a major step forward in the market,\u201d and that \u201cthere are really endless possibilities for what we can do for clients with this team at the forefront, and that, to us, was an extremely exciting prospect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crowell\u2019s health care practice will officially be 100 lawyers strong in the wake of its lateral raid on Reed Smith.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve worked together, we\u2019ve competed with each other, all the things that you do in a specialized industry,\u201d Bishop told the NLJ in an interview. \u201cAnd it got to the point where I think we all realized that our clients would be best served if we got together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Congratulations to Crowell & Moring on its successful group lateral hire, and best of luck to everyone who will soon be integrated into the firm\u2019s health care practice.<\/p>\n

Crowell Hires More Than 40 Health Care Lawyers From Reed Smith<\/a> [National Law Journal]<\/p>\n

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\"Staci
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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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