Blank Rome added more than 100 attorneys and additional staff from Dickstein Shapiro’s New York and Washington, D.C. offices to its firm. This is the largest transaction in the firm’s 70-year history. As a result of this deal, Blank Rome now has more than 620 attorneys across 14 offices.

“It is amazing to think that just 15 years ago, Blank Rome was primarily a Philadelphia law firm,” said Alan J. Hoffman, Blank Rome’s chairman and managing partner. “In line with our current strategic plan, this is the latest in a robust series of targeted lateral hires, acquisitions and combinations that our firm has successfully completed in recent years. As Blank Rome celebrates its 70th anniversary, we are excited to help our clients tackle the full range of their most critical legal challenges now and for decades to come.”

“We have long admired Blank Rome’s deliberate and steady evolution, and its commitment to delivering top-level service to its clients,” said James Kelly, the new chairman of Blank Rome’s Washington office and former chairman of Dickstein Shapiro. “The group of attorneys and professionals joining Blank Rome are proud of the success we have had in serving our clients and building premier, market-leading practices. We are excited to continue serving clients together with our new colleagues at Blank Rome.”

With this transaction, Blank Rome added more than 90 attorneys in Washington and 13 in New York. These attorneys hail from practice groups that comprise Dickstein Shapiro’s core strengths: government contracts, intellectual property, insurance coverage, corporate and finance, real estate, complex litigation and dispute resolution.