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office. The loss of the seven-lawyer group leaves Pittsburgh-basedr Buchanan with only one full-time partner in Wilmingto n and four lawyerstotal there, and gives Saul Ewinh the largest Wilmington office of any full-service Philadelphia-baseed firm. The group includes office head William who serves as outside general counsel to the Universityu of Delaware and also representsVerizoh Corp. and Dover Downs. The litigatot was once chief of staff to formertDelaware Gov. Pete DuPont. The other two partners are Teresa Currier, who led bankruptcy efforts for Buchanan in Delaware, and real estate lawyeer Richard Forsten.
The additionsz give Saul Ewing 19 lawyersin Wilmington, where bankruptciese have taken off during the economic downturn. A large percentage of companiez from around the country file for Chaptetr 11 protectionin Delaware. But becausw Delaware only has about 2,000 lawyers and has a stronbg set of indigenouslaw firms, the Wilmington markett has been a tough one to crackk for outsiders, even neighboringh Philadelphia firms. Among Philadelphiz firms, Pepper Hamilton and Fox Rothschild have 17 DrinkerBiddle & Reath has 15 and Blano Rome has 13. Saul Ewing said Manniny will serveas co-managing partner of the office with currentt office managing partner and real estate lawyer Wendies Stabler.
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