Bloomberg Law
March 9, 2018, 12:18 AM UTC

McDermott Circles DLA Piper, Lands Seven Partners: Sources

Casey Sullivan

McDermott Will & Emery, the 1,000-lawyer Chicago-based law firm that’s recently redoubled its focus on profitability, may have found one way to boost its bottom line: attorneys from the global law firm DLA Piper.

Mike Poulos, co-managing partner of the Americas at DLA Piper and a top litigator in Chicago, is joining McDermott along with six other litigation partners in Chicago and New York, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

Poulos, 56, confirmed his move in a statement on Thursday, but others said to be included in the deal, such as Michael Sheehan, co-chair of DLA Piper’s ...

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