With the recent hire of former Proskauer partner Jennifer Scullion in New York, Seeger Weiss was on the receiving end of a relatively rare defection from Big Law to a smaller plaintiffs firm. But the move followed a path that goes back to Seeger Weiss’ founding—tapping lawyers with defense experience who are looking for a change.
Scullion, a litigator with experience in antitrust, consumer fraud, communications and bondholder disputes, became Seeger Weiss’ ninth partner on Dec. 1. She joins a group of plaintiffs lawyers with a broad background at large defense firms, including founding partners Christopher Seeger, who once worked at Shearman & Sterling, and Stephen Weiss, who was at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson.
