US firm Edwards Wildman has seen the last of its quintet of disgruntled corporate partners resign as it has emerged that Niall McAlister has departed for Olswang.The firm could also potentially face further loss from its City disputes practice as it has come to light that fellow US firm Arnold & Porter has been in talks with its commercial litigation partners. Commercial litigation partner Rod Cowper has already resigned and is moving to City firm Teacher Stern.
Acknowledged by The Legal 500 as having ‘a practical approach and deep industry understanding’ of the market, transactional lawyer McAlister is the latest loss to Edwards Wildman’s corporate team.
