The company logo of the law firm Polsinelli at their offices in New York. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
(Reuters) - Law firm Polsinelli said on Friday it was "actively" working to resolve a lawsuit accusing it of trade-secret theft over its hiring of a team in Atlanta last year from rival firm Littler Mendelson.
Polsinelli's lawyers at BakerHostetler and attorneys for Littler at Squire Patton Boggs told a Georgia federal judge in a joint filing that the two sides were working to "seek an out of court resolution" to the lawsuit filed in September.
U.S. District Judge Michael Brown approved Polsinelli's request to respond by mid-July to Littler's revised complaint.
San Francisco-based Littler is among the country's largest employment-focused law firms. Polsinelli in March 2021 hired three Littler attorneys, including Angelo Spinola, co-chair of the firm's home health and home care industry group.
Movement between firms is common, and Polsinelli said at the time it was building out its labor and employment ranks. Littler has more than 1,500 lawyers, nearly twice the headcount of Polsinelli, according to data at industry publication The American Lawyer.
Polsinelli's lawyers did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment, and neither did Spinola. A Polsinelli representative declined to comment.
Attorneys for Littler and a representative from the firm did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
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