PROVIDENCE – Robert Clark Corrente has already found a new place of employment.
The outgoing U.S. attorney for Rhode Island will join Burns & Levinson LLP, a Boston-based law firm with offices in Providence, the firm announced today.
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Corrente, 52, said last week that he will resign as U.S. attorney on Friday after five years in the federal post.
He is expected to start as a partner with Burns & Levinson in the Providence office on July 1, the firm said. Burns & Levinson ranks 25th among law firms in Rhode Island in terms of the number of local lawyers, according to Providence Business News’ 2009 Book of Lists. The list said the firm has eight local lawyers and four partners.
“Bob is one of the most prominent attorneys in Rhode Island and we are thrilled to have him join our growing Rhode Island litigation practice,” said David Rosenblatt, managing partner for Burns & Levinson. “As a U.S. attorney he has earned a reputation as a fearless and diligent prosecutor and we know as a private practice attorney he will show these same attributes in the pursuit of our clients’ interests.”
Partners in the Providence office said Corrente’s experience will help expand its practice offerings.
“His addition gives us the ability to better serve the Rhode Island business community and will enable us to establish a niche in the white-collar crime area that is somewhat unique to a full-service law firm,” said Sean Coffey, partner in the Rhode Island office and member of the firm’s executive committee. “We are very pleased to have such a top-flight attorney join our team.”
Corrente said Burns & Levinson complements his legal experience. “Their litigation department is deep and well-balanced, and provides an excellent platform for my practice in the areas of business litigation, white-collar defense, and internal and government investigations,” he said. “I’m looking forward to helping them grow the Providence office and the firm as a whole.”
Corrente has more than 25 years of trial experience in business and commercial litigation in both the federal and state courts. He began his legal career in 1981 and founded the Providence firm of Corrente, Brill & Kusinitz, where he served as managing partner. In 1998 he became a partner at Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, where he practiced until he was appointed as U.S. attorney by then-President George W. Bush in 2004.
