Four attorneys from the private client practice at the Boston law firm WilmerHale are joining the wealth management group of crosstown competitor Choate, Hall & Stewart.

Choate manages about $2 billion in assets for wealthy clients and has 50 employees in the wealth management group. The move follows WilmerHale’s spinoff of its investment group into a separate entity called Silver Bridge Advisors. The group joining Choate includes partners Jennifer C. Snyder, Nan Giner, Michael L. Fay, and Brian W. Monnich and some of their staff.