Perkins Coie Raids Richards Kibbe & Orbe 17-Lawyer Group (1)

Perkins Coie is picking up 17 white collar and securities litigation lawyers from Richards Kibbe & Orbe in New York and Washington, the firm’s largest practice expansion in recent years.

The new additions, which account for nearly one-third of Richards Kibbe’s roster, will give Perkins Coie nearly 100 lawyers in its white collar and investigations and securities litigation practices. The moves come ahead of an anticipated increase in federal enforcement activity by the Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the incoming Biden administration.

Richards Kibbe founding partner Lee Richards and David Massey, the co-chair of ...