What You Need to Know

• Duane Morris brought on DLA Piper's entire San Diego trusts and estates team, including six lawyers.
• DLA Piper is getting out of the private client space, as trusts and estates work does not align with its growth strategy, according to a firm spokesperson.
• The team offers Duane Morris a new private wealth presence in Southern California, and comes on the heels of a major labor and employment group addition in Northern California.

On the heels of adding an 18-lawyer labor and employment boutique on the West Coast, Duane Morris has landed a six-attorney lateral group in Southern California that marks the end of DLA Piper’s work in the private client space.

The Philadelphia-based firm said Monday it brought on DLA Piper’s entire San Diego trusts and estates team, led by partners S. Andrew Pharies and Ellen Whelan. The team also includes special counsel Michelle Glasser, Gretchen Tomanek Shaffer, Erin Norberg and Liliana Menzie, as well as seven paralegals and staff members.

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