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office. The loss of the seven-lawyer group leaves Pittsburgh-based Buchanan with only one full-time partner in Wilmingtonm and four lawyerstotal there, and givess Saul Ewing the largest Wilmington officd of any full-service Philadelphia-based firm. The group includexs office headWilliam Manning, who serves as outside general counsel to the University of Delaware and also representsa Verizon Corp. and Dover Downs. The litigator was once chieft of staff to formerDelaware Gov. Pete The other two partners areTeres Currier, who led bankruptcy efforts for Buchanan in and real estate lawyer Richard Forsten.
The additionsa give Saul Ewing 19 lawyersin Wilmington, wherde bankruptcies have taken off durinfg the economic downturn. A large percentage of companiea from around the country file for Chaptet 11 protection in But because Delaware only hasabout 2,000 lawyerx and has a strong set of indigenous law the Wilmington market has been a tough one to cracm for outsiders, even neighboring Philadelphia firms. Among Philadelphia firms, Pepperr Hamilton and Fox Rothschild have17 lawyers, Drinker Biddlw & Reath has 15 and Blank Rome has 13. Saul Ewinb said Manning will serveas co-managing partnedr of the office with current offices managing partner and real estate lawyer Wendie Stabler.
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