A group of five has left Duane Morris’ Atlanta office and joined Chamberlain Hrdlicka, a 120-attorney strong firm based in Houston.
The firm’s corporate and real estate practice group has added Kimberly S. Bunting as a shareholder and Mona Merz as senior counsel. Annete Idalski joins Chamberlain as a shareholder and will chair the Atlanta office’s labor and employment group. The firm also added associate Gerrard Grant, who joins the firm’s federal tax controversy group.
In a press release, the firm said the expansion of its Atlanta office was the result of surpassing its 2009 budget by 9 percent. The firm also has offices in Denver and Philadelphia.
“The growth of our Atlanta office is a direct result of the profitable year our firm had in 2009,” said Wayne Risoli, managing Shareholder of Chamberlain Hrdlicka. “We are delighted to have these fine lawyers join us.”
Bunting has over 20-years experience, which includes significant in-house experience for several large domestic and international companies. She practices commercial and corporate law.
Maerz has national and international M&A experience and is dually licensed in Germany and the U.S. She has assisted German and European companies in establishing and running their U.S. businesses.
Idalski has 15 years of employment litigation experience representing employers nationwide. She is joined in the employment group by Erin Harris, who specializes in employment litigation, including wage and hour class actions.