Clare Locke Sees Partner Exodus After Fox Defamation Case Win

Aug. 3, 2023, 5:30 PM UTC

Four non-equity partners gave their notice Thursday at Clare Locke, a boutique firm of 17 lawyers that was co-counsel to Dominion Voting Systems Inc. in a landmark $787.5 million defamation settlement this year.

Megan Meier and Daniel Watkins confirmed they are leaving the Alexandria, Va.-based firm, along with partners Andrew Phillips and Dustin Pusch, to form Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch. Watkins said they were inspired to launch their own firm by the “entrepreneurial spirit” of Clare Locke’s founders.

Clare Locke was founded in 2014 by former Kirkland & Ellis partners Thomas Clare and Elizabeth “Libby” Locke, currently the firm’s only ...

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