In a significant shift in the legal landscape, Hogan Lovells has agreed to hire over 30 partners from the beleaguered firm, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, including the latter’s co-managing partner, Jeff Keitelman, and the highly-regarded real estate team. This move comes in the wake of several failed attempts by Stroock to secure a merger with other firms and signifies the transfer of more than half its partnership. The future appears increasingly uncertain for Stroock, a New York law firm rooted in nearly 150 years of history.
Previous efforts by Stroock to combine with other law firms proved unsuccessful, with merger talks falling through with both Nixon Peabody and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
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