By Ben Seal
Of the Legal Staff
Each year, we at The Legal take a look back at all the lateral moves in Pennsylvania in an effort to determine the 10 most important lateral hires of the previous year. Complete profiles of the top laterals and details about each move will be included in our “Top Lateral Hires of 2012” supplement, scheduled to be published in The Legal on Tuesday, February 19.
To come up with a definitive Top 10 moves, we take into account the effect the departure had on the former firm, the impact the lateral addition represented for the new firm and the buzz around the market when the move took place. This list is compiled with the help and insight of those in the industry and the historical background from our own archives of all members involved.
In the end, all lateral moves from the past year are narrowed down into the 10 lateral moves that made the biggest waves. Following, in alphabetical order, are the names of the 10 Pennsylvania attorneys or groups of attorneys who have been selected to that list:
- Steven P. Berman, Penny S. Indictor, Stuart D. Poppel and group to Berman, Indictor & Poppel
- Carl Buchholz to DLA Piper
- Doreen S. Davis to Jones Day
- David Gitlin to Greenberg Traurig
- James C. Haggerty to Haggerty, Goldberg, Schleifer & Kupersmith
- S. Manoj Jegasothy and group to Gordon & Rees
- Thomas More Marrone to Caroselli Beachler McTiernan & Conboy
- Diane P. Sullivan to Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- Thomas M. Tammany to Stevens & Lee
- Thomas L. VanKirk to Highmark
Following is a list of honorable mentions, in alphabetical order:
- Paul Lancaster Adams to Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
- Kevin P. Allen to Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
- Rachel Allen to ALung Technologies
- Scott A. Coffina to Drinker Biddle & Reath
- William A. DeStefano to Stevens & Lee
- Robert T. Horst to Curtin & Heefner
- Stephen J. McConnell to Reed Smith
- Gerald J. Pappert to Cozen O’Connor
- James M. Singer to Fox Rothschild
- Min S. Suh to Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
- Sean P. Wajert to Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Look for complete information on all the top laterals in the supplement on February 19.
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