Dickstein Shapiro’s proposed merger with Bryan Cave appears to have fallen apart, and while the former still has other suitors, some of its partners are taking to the street to get January’s annual “running of the laterals” off to a fast start.

On Monday, New York-based litigation boutique picked up Dickstein bankruptcy partner ERIC FISHER, who told sibling publication the New York Law Journal that his now former firm’s discussions with larger potential merger partners had a role in his decision to leave. Fisher served as co-leader of Dickstein’s fraud and financial services practice.