Dechert Poaches Group Leaders From Newly Merged McDermott (2)

Dechert LLP announced Friday it has hired away 20 attorneys from rival McDermott Will & Schulte, less than six months after McDermott completed its blockbuster merger with Schulte Roth & Zabel.

Michael Poulos, a member of McDermott’s executive committee, and Bill Donovan, a trial attorney who was just recently named co-chair of McDermott’s class action practice according to his LinkedIn page, are among the group of lawyers moving to Dechert.

Poulos will serve as vice chair and global head of strategy and Donovan will chair Dechert’s class action practice in Los Angeles.

“We joined Dechert because we felt aligned ...