Heller Veterans Open 2 New Calif. Offices for Growing Hogan & Hartson
Hogan & Hartson is opening two new offices in Northern California with eight veterans from the dissolving Heller Ehrman law firm, including Heller’s former litigation practice chair and securities litigation co-chairs.
The move by the 1,000-attorney Washington, D.C.-based international law firm to open new offices in San Francisco and Silicon Valley represents the first San Francisco foothold created by an out-of-town partnership with Heller lawyers, reports the Recorder. Seven of the ex-Heller attorneys in the new Northern California offices of the Hogan firm are joining as partners and the eighth will be counsel.
Hogan & Hartson is also adding two more ex-Heller attorneys to its New York office as partners. They include the former head of Heller’s labor and employment practice, the firm reports in a press release.
“The addition of this pre-eminent group of trial lawyers on the West Coast and in New York, many of whom are widely recognized as leaders in their fields and have held leadership positions with their previous firm, enables us to expand our range of experience throughout the firm,” the release states. “This is particularly true in the securities litigation area, where we are strengthening our existing national white collar and securities class action litigation practices.
“We already have significant litigation, regulatory, corporate, and IP representations for many clients in Northern California, so our new San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices will further strengthen our commitment to our clients with interests there, building upon our existing Los Angeles office.”
Some further expansion of the attorney roster in the three offices apparently is planned: “By the end of October, subject to a favorable partnership vote, Hogan & Hartson expects to bring on more than 20 lawyers in the firm’s newest two offices and New York,” the release notes.
