A New York-based commercial law firm with an eye on growth has expanded its presence in Connecticut by absorbing two partners from a prominent Stamford litigation firm.

Robert Bello and Thomas Cassone, formerly two-thirds of Bello Lapine & Cassone, announced they have joined the 60-lawyer, Manhattan-based firm of Meister Seelig & Fein. The other member of the Bello firm, Lawrence Lapine, retired last year.