A Stamford law firm is making its first push into the Capital City after poaching six lawyers from the Hartford office of national law firm LeClairRyan.
Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP, which focuses on insurance and medical malpractice litigation, will grow to 38 Connecticut lawyers with the new additions.
Former LeClairRyan Hartford office leader Steven H. Malitz will now be the lead partner in Ryan Ryan Deluca’s new Hartford office. Attorneys Janice D. Lai, Maria Alexander, Joaquin L. Madry, Michael P. Kenney and Kate J. Boucher also made the move from LeClairRyan to Ryan Ryan Deluca.
Rob Laney, Ryan Ryan Deluca’s managing partner, said the firm has been eyeing a Hartford expansion to grow its geographic footprint and add to its service offerings.
The new Hartford team’s focus on trucking and commercial transportation, products liability, and retail and hospitality litigation will complement the firm’s existing medical malpractice and insurance litigation business, Laney said.
“We have not had a platform to do insurance or malpractice litigation in Hartford,” Laney said. “This gives us that opportunity.”
Malitz, who also spent two decades at Halloran & Sage, said he and his team are currently operating out of temporary office space in Windsor, but they’re looking for space in downtown Hartford and plan to move to the Capital City by the summer.
Malitz said he decided to join Ryan Ryan DeLuca because he wanted to be part of a Connecticut-based firm whose sole focus was on trial work in this state.
LeClairRyan has about 380 attorneys in offices across the country. Its Hartford office is in the Gold Building on 755 Main St., which has five remaining lawyers, Malitz said.
LeClairRyan didn’t return a call seeking comment.
Malitz said all of his clients have made the move with him and his team.
– Greg Bordonaro
