Lewis Brisbois Defector Firm’s Flop Is Boon for Labor Boutique

Sept. 26, 2023, 9:30 AM UTC

O’Hagan Meyer has super-charged its labor practice in the hot California market thanks to the implosion of a law firm that sprouted from a mass exodus from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith.

O’Hagan Meyer gained 75 attorneys between May 1 and Sept. 16, ranking fourth in hiring among US law operations, according to data company Firm Prospects. The Chicago-headquartered boutique hired more attorneys than any of the 20 largest firms, including DLA Piper, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Norton Rose Fulbright.

The mid-August implosion of Daugherty Lordan, a firm that Lewis Brisbois labor and employment attorneys formed ...

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