Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal has announced that 100 lawyers from Thacher Proffitt & Wood, including 40 partners, will be joining the firm’s New York office, effective 1 January writes The American Lawyer.

The hires increase Sonnenschein’s total headcount to about 800 lawyers and nearly double the size of its New York office. The group hire marks the biggest team of laterals ever taken on by Sonnenschein, according to senior managing director Audrey Young.