Musical Chairs
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Biglaw, Clarence Thomas, Federal Government, Litigators, Litigatrix, Musical Chairs, Office of Legal Counsel, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Musical Chairs: From Supreme Court Clerk to Winston & Strawn Partner
A Supreme Court clerkship is, in the words of Adam Liptak of the New York Times, “the most coveted credential in American law.” When SCOTUS clerks leave their posts at the Court to join private law firms, they get signing bonuses of as much as $250,000 (on top of normal associate salaries and bonuses). But […] -
Banking Law, Musical Chairs, Wall Street
Musical Chairs: Milbank Poaches Latham's Global Banking Co-Chair and Four Others
Partners are on the move, and this time it’s major. Latham & Watkins is losing some serious firepower from its banking group, with the windfall going to Milbank. Am Law Daily reports: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy made a rare venture into the U.S. lateral market Tuesday, announcing that it had lured five Latham & […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Morgan Stanley, Musical Chairs, Wall Street
Musical Chairs: Frank Barron Leaves Cravath for Morgan Stanley
It’s not every day that a partner leaves the storied firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. But it’s not every day that a suitor with comparable prestige, wealth, and WASPiness comes calling. Dealbook reports: Morgan Stanley said on Thursday that it has hired Francis P. Barron, a partner at the law firm Cravath, Swaine & […]
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Biglaw, Musical Chairs, White & Case
A Partner Exodus from White & Case?
As we’ve covered in these pages, a fair amount of talent has departed from White & Case in the past few months. The latest to leave: Kathleen Pakenham, a leading litigatrix in tax, who has moved over to Cooley as a partner. Is this part of a larger trend? And will it continue? “In under […] -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Musical Chairs
Georgetown University Law Center Poaches New Dean from Fordham
Georgetown Law, ranked #14 by U.S. News, is getting a new dean. Here’s part of the letter from the Georgetown president, John DeGioia: Dear Members of the Georgetown University Community: It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of our new Executive Vice President and Dean of the Georgetown University Law Center, William […] -
Banking Law, Boutique Law Firms, BuckleySandler, Litigators, Musical Chairs, White-Collar Crime
Musical Chairs: BuckleySandler Snags Talent from Mayer Brown
The financial services boutique of BuckleySandler, which launched just a little over a year ago, is expanding at a rapid clip. At the time of launch, it had about 50 attorneys (most of them from the firm formerly known as BuckleyKolar); now it’s approaching 100. The two latest hires are noteworthy. From the BLT: BuckleySandler […] -
Kenneth Starr, Musical Chairs, Thelen Reid & Priest, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner
Winston & Strawn Tries To Rewrite History By Editing Out a Problematic Partner
It’s clear that Winston & Strawn isn’t happy about all the publicity it’s getting over Jonathan Bristol, the Winston partner — or former partner? — who has gotten entangled with Kenneth Starr In case you haven’t been following the case of Kenneth Starr — not the one who brought us the delectable Starr Report, but […] -
Lawyer of the Day, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
Lawyer of the Day: Gary Cruciani Collects $8.8 Million Award from His Former Law Firm
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including awards for lawyers who sue firms for making misleading promises during the wooing period. Gary Cruciani sued asbestos litigation firm Baron & Budd and its managing partner Russell Budd in 2008, for luring him away from McKool Smith with “negligent and fraudulent misrepresentations,” according to a lengthy Texas Lawyer article: […] - Sponsored
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Musical Chairs, Old People
Old People Will Not Go Quietly
I recently had a birthday. I’m 32-years-old, but my liver has to be at least 60. It’s pretty close to mandatory retirement age. But I’m just getting back from Vegas (full report on twitter) and I can tell you that my liver will not go quietly into the good night. And so I have a […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Media and Journalism, Musical Chairs, Solo Practitioners
Musical Chairs: More About Lanny Davis's Departure from McDermott
In yesterday’s post about the departure of D.C. power broker Lanny Davis from McDermott Will & Emery, a firm he joined a little over six months ago, we put out a request for more information. That request was promptly answered — by none other than Lanny Davis himself. The drama lover in us was hoping […] -
Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Lanny Davis Out at McDermott Already?
Back in October, we wrote about D.C. powerhouse lawyer Lanny Davis moving from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe to McDermott Will & Emery. He was joined in his Orrick-to-McDermott move by Eileen O’Connor, the journalist-turned-lawyer who worked with him in his crisis management practice. Now, just a few months later, it appears that Davis is striking […] -
In-House Counsel, Litigatrix, Musical Chairs, White & Case
Musical Chairs: Another White & Case Partner DepartureJennifer Yokoyama Goes In-House to Nike.
We’ve written before about partner departures from White & Case. Earlier this month, we discussed the firm’s Palo Alto office, which has recently lost some talent. The latest partner to leave: patent litigator Jennifer L. Yokoyama, who has accepted an in-house position at Nike. Her departure from W&C is effective April 2. “We are sorry […] -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
The Proskauer-to-Cadwalader Litigation Defections: Another Perspective
Earlier this month, we broke the news of three prominent Proskauer partners — Louis Solomon, Hal Shaftel, and Colin Underwood — jumping ship to Cadwalader. In addition, Michael Lazaroff, who has been senior counsel at Proskauer, will join Cadwalader as special counsel (as noted in the New York Law Journal). In its press release, Cadwalader […]
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: Cadwalader Snags Three Prominent Proskauer Partners
Three litigation partners have just joined Cadwalader from Proskauer, according to a firm-wide email circulated at CWT by firm chairman Chris White and litigation chair Gregory Markel. The three partners are Louis Solomon, Hal Shaftel, and Colin Underwood. Their bios are still available on the Proskauer website (here, here, and here). Solomon previously chaired Proskauer’s […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Musical Chairs, Sonnenschein, Technology
Musical Chairs: Sonnenschein Internet Practice Group Leaders to Launch New Boutique
Today is the last day at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal for Marc Zwillinger and Christian Genetski — the chair and vice-chair, respectively, of SNR’s internet practice group. Their bios have already been removed from the Sonnenschein website (our links go to cached versions), and if you email them — as we did, to confirm the […] -
Musical Chairs, Weirdness
Christopher Austin, The Two-Week Partner
Christopher Austin spent sixteen years at Ropes & Gray, the crème de la crème of Boston law firms. He was the co-head of the Technology Company and Venture Capital Practice group. So it was with some fanfare that Cooley Godward announced earlier this month that the Yale Law grad was leaving Ropes to join Cooley’s […] -
Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: Patrick Bradford Leaving Davis Polk to Pursue 'Government Service'
Earlier this week, a reader drew our attention to an interesting development. The biography of Patrick Bradford, a prominent New York litigator and the first African-American partner at the white-shoe firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell, has been removed from DPW’s (hottie-laden) website. “No idea why,” said our source, “but Davis seems like a place […] -
Musical Chairs, White & Case
Musical Chairs: White & Case Regroups After Latham Raid
Earlier this month, we wrote about the departure of over a dozen partners from White & Case to Latham & Watkins (which is once again in expansion mode). These defections took place mainly in London and the Middle East, outside our usual geographic focus; but they were sizable and dramatic, and therefore worth covering. Am […] -
Magic Circle, Musical Chairs, United Kingdom / Great Britain, White & Case
Musical Chairs: White & Case Loses Lawyers to Latham in London
Our coverage of the London legal market tends to be episodic. We tried offering more regular coverage for a while, with our Letter from London column, but we put the feature on hold to focus on domestic developments. (We might revive the London column if we can find a sponsor for it.) We will, however, […] -
Musical Chairs, Real Estate
Haynes and Boone Picks Up Paul Hastings Real Estate Partners
Earlier this morning, we reported that three (or four) real estate partners were on their way out of Paul Hastings. Now we’re hearing that the partners weren’t “forced out.” Instead, they were actively recruited by Haynes and Boone and gave notice to Paul Hastings management on Monday. Haynes and Boone sources confirm that Bob Grados, […]