Fox Rothschild has acquired a local business law boutique, Kaufman Forman, as part of an immediate strategy to build out its Atlanta office.

The Philadelphia-based Am Law 200 firm’s managing partner, Mark Morris, said the boutique’s four lawyers are the type of lateral Fox is seeking to add to its 15-month old Atlanta office: those from smaller firms whose client base has expanded beyond the local market and can benefit from a national firm. Fox is in discussions with other lateral candidates and will likely be announcing more Atlanta hires in the next month or so, he added.