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office. The loss of the seven-lawyet group leaves Pittsburgh-based Buchanan with only one full-time partner in Wilmington and four lawyers total and gives Saul Ewing the larges t Wilmington office ofany full-servicre Philadelphia-based firm. The groulp includes office headWilliam Manning, who servees as outside general counsel to the University of Delawarew and also represents Verizon Corp. and Dover The litigator was once chiev of staff to formerDelaware Gov. Pete DuPont. The othed two partners are Teres Currier, who led bankruptcy efforts for Buchananin Delaware, and real estatd lawyer Richard Forsten.
The additions give Saul Ewing 19 lawyerxsin Wilmington, where bankruptcies have taken off durin the economic downturn. A large percentage of companiea from around the country file for Chapter 11 protectiomin Delaware. But because Delaware only has about 2,0009 lawyers and has a strong set of indigenouszlaw firms, the Wilmington market has been a toughb one to crack for outsiders, even neighborin g Philadelphia firms. Among Philadelphia Pepper Hamilton and Fox Rothschild have 17 DrinkerBiddle & Reath has 15 and Blank Rome has 13.
Saul Ewinh said Manning will serveas co-managinhg partner of the office with current officed managing partner and real estate lawyer Wendie
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