Dechert Ups Litigation Profile, Adding ‘Queen of Torts’ Birnbaum

Dechert has decided to broaden the scope of its client offerings in a big way.

It has added the entirety of product liability and mass torts litigation team headed by Sheila L. Birnbaum, one of the country’s leading lawyers in the field. Birnbaum brings a formidable book of business and 28 other lawyers and legal staff with her from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

“This is a dramatic step forward in our strategy to develop core global practices and compete at the very top of the industry in priority litigation,” said Matthew L. Larrabee, chair of Dechert’s global litigation practice. ...