therealdeal.com – The sharks are already circling.

Following The Real Deal’s report Wednesday that Town Residential’s president of sales Wendy Maitland is suing the firm and accusing co-owner Joseph Sitt of bleeding it dry, a Douglas Elliman manager is wasting no time trying to poach Town’s talent.

Michael Signet, an executive vice president at Elliman who manages the firm’s office at 774 Broadway, sent prominent Town brokers an email Thursday morning that referenced the ongoing drama at the company and made them a recruitment pitch.