Thacher, Proffitt & Wood Closing Doors
After 160 years in existence, venerable New York law firm Thacher, Proffitt & Wood will shut down next year after its structured-finance practice collapsed and more than half of its attorneys fled to a competitor. About 100 lawyers will join Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal next month. [NYP]

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