Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP is acquiring Chicago litigation firm Schopf & Weiss LLP. Honigman, which has more than 300 legal professionals in the Midwest,  will be joined by 14 litigators from Schopf & Weiss. The firm also announced the addition of two partners to the Chicago office as the first step in rounding out the new location’s practice areas. Corporate partner René Ghadimi will join Honigman from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, while Paul Hastings lawyer Gregory Morris will come on board as a partner in its intellectual property department.

Key strategic areas

'The combination with Schopf & Weiss, which has a stellar reputation for its litigation prowess, enables us to expand into Chicago to better serve our clients and bolster the firm’s talent base in key strategic areas,'  said David Foltyn, chairman and chief executive officer of Honigman. 'The addition of two experienced partners in René and Gregory is just the beginning of our growth in Chicago, and we look forward to building on a common culture that is as driven, innovative and ambitious as that of the clients we serve.'