Dewey Ballantine has lost four more partners in the past two weeks. The firm has seen almost 20 partners leave over the past few months, during which it announced, and then cancelled its plans to merge with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Former litigation partners David J. Grais and Kathryn C. Ellsworth have started Grais & Ellsworth. The two partners, who specialize in insurance and reinsurance litigation, aim to boost efficiency and productivity for clients; they currently have one associate from Dewey, but hope to recruit more from elsewhere. Tax specialist Robert H. Frastai, also departed last week to Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Dewey’s D.C. intellectual property litigation co-chair, Cono A. Carrano, has left for Howrey.
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