Pierce Sergenian, a Los Angeles-based litigation boutique formed in January by two former Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan lawyers, is expanding with a pair of litigators from the latter and Kirkland & Ellis.
Darin Beffa, who joined Kirkland a decade ago, spending nearly the past five years as a partner, has joined Pierce Sergenian along with Quinn Emanuel of counsel Joseph Ashby. The two new hires—Ashby will be of counsel at the firm and Beffa a partner—will bring bring Pierce Sergenian’s head count to seven.
