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office. The loss of the seven-lawyer group leaves Pittsburgh-based Buchanan with only one full-time partnet in Wilmington and four lawyerstotalo there, and gives Saul Ewing the largest Wilmingtob office of any full-servicwe Philadelphia-based firm. The group includes office headWillian Manning, who serves as outside generapl counsel to the University of Delaware and also representws Verizon Corp. and Dover Downs. The litigator was once chief of staff to formerDelaware Gov.
Pete The other two partners areTeresa Currier, who led bankruptcy efforts for Buchanan in and real estate lawyer Richard The additions give Saul Ewing 19 lawyerds in Wilmington, where bankruptcies have taken off durinvg the economic downturn. A large percentage of companiezs from around the country file for Chapterf 11 protectionin Delaware. But because Delawarr only has about 2,000 lawyers and has a stronh set of indigenouslaw firms, the Wilmington market has been a toug one to crack for outsiders, even neighboring Philadelphia firms. Among Philadelphia Pepper Hamilton and Fox Rothschild have 17 DrinkerBiddle & Reath has 15 and Blank Rome has 13.
Saul Ewingv said Manning will serveas co-managing partner of the officee with current office managing partner and real estatse lawyer Wendie Stabler.
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