When a large practice group leaves a local law firm, they're often either establishing a boutique firm or paving entry for a large out-of-town firm. But three of the area's biggest recent departures, reflecting more recent trends, were flights to other Pittsburgh firms.
Law firm Cohen & Grigsby has launched a public affairs practice that will be headed by Clifford Levine, a director at the firm with deep government and political connections.
So far this year, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Pittsburgh's third-largest law firm, has hired 19 lawyers in Pittsburgh, and it's far from finished.