Attorney Recruiter Placements and Legal Recruiter Placements and Lateral Attorney Moves for the Week of August 1, 2016

By Noelle Price

Rate this article

14 Reviews Average: 4.6 out of 5

Summary: Here are the attorney lateral moves and placements for the week of August 1st, 2016.

Joan Blackwell has joined the Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring practice at Barnes & Thornburg LLP. Blackwell previously worked for the Indiana Attorney General.

Jonathan “Jed” Davis has joined Day Pitney LLP in its Cybersecurity and Data Protection. Davis previously worked at the Law Office of Jonathan E. Davis LLC.

Steven Park has joined DLA Piper in its Intellectual Property and Technology practice. Park joins from Paul Hastings.

Hassen Sayeed will practice intellectual property law at Paul Hastings LLP. Sayeed joins from Ropes & Gray LLP.

Frank Sheeder has joined Alston & Bird LLP in its Healthcare Litigation practice. Sheeder previously practiced with DLA Piper.

Tram Nguyen will practice corporate law at Paul Hastings LLP. Nguyen previously practiced with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.

Andrew Porter has joined the White Collar Defense practice at Drinker Biddle & Reath. Porter previously practiced with Schiff Hardin.

Laura Walther has joined the American Chemistry Council in its Regulatory Compliance department. Walther previously worked with Crowell & Moring LLP.

Stefi George will practice tax law at Akerman LLP. George previously practiced with Wormser, Kiely, Galef & Jacobs LLP.

Ira Stechel will practice tax law at Akerman LLP. Stechel formerly worked for Wormser, Kiely, Galef & Jacobs LLP.

William Weiner will practice healthcare law at Akerman LLP. Weiner joins from Duane Morris LLP.

Martin Monaco Jr. has joined Akerman LLP in its Healthcare practice. Monaco previously worked for Duane Morris LLP.

Thomas Pasternak has joined Akerman LLP in its Intellectual Property practice. Pasternak joins from Steptoe & Johnson LLP.

Robert “Bobby” Preston has joined the Marital & Family Law practice at Greenspoon Marder. Preston joins from Preston Stutman & Partners, P.C.

Phillip Sacks has joined Dechert LLP in its Financial Services and Investment Management practice. Sacks joins from King & Spalding.

John Roesser has joined Dechert LLP in its Litigation and International Arbitration practices. Roesser joins from Arnold & Porter.

Oren Gertner will practice corporate law at Davis Polk & Wardwell. Gertner previously practiced with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson.

Steven Szanzer has joined Davis Polk & Wardwell in its Insolvency and Restructuring practice. Szanzer joins from Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.

Sarah Downie has joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in its Executive Compensation & Benefits practice. Downie joins from Hughes Hubbard & Reed.

Christopher Machera has joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in its Private Equity practice. Machera previously practiced with Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Nicolas Morgan has joined the Litigation practice at Paul Hastings LLP. Morgan previously practiced with Zaccaro Morgan LLP.

Thomas Zaccaro has joined Paul Hastings LLP in its Litigation practice. Zaccaro joins from Zaccaro Morgan LLP.

Dawn Cica has joined Black & LoBello in its Financial Services practice. Cica joins from Fox Rothschild LLP.

Lee Hutton III has joined Barnes & Thornburg LLP in its Entertainment, Media and Sports practice. Hutton joins from Zelle LLP.

Laura Graf has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP in its Construction Litigation practice. Graf joins from Lindquist & Vennum.

Matthew Lee has joined Fox Rothschild LLP in its White Collar Criminal Defense practice. Lee joins from Blank Rome LLP.

Bryan McGee has joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in its Investment Funds practice. McGee joins from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

Ian Comisky has joined Fox Rothschild in its Civil and Criminal Tax Litigation practice. Comisky previously worked with Blank Rome LLP.

Peter Goodman has joined the Capital Markets practice at Baker & McKenzie. Goodman joins from McKool Smith LLC.

Debra Dandeneau has joined Baker & McKenzie in its Restructuring & Insolvency practice. Dandeneau joins from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

Kevin Godlewski will practice intellectual property law at Fox Rothschild LLP. Godlewski joins from Kenyon & Kenyon LLP.

Willa Perlmutter has joined the Environmental & Natural Resources practice at Stoel Rives LLP. Perlmutter previously practiced with Crowell & Moring LLP.

For a complete list of lateral transfers over the past several months, check out this chart at BCG Attorney Search.

Photo credit: ewpclt.com

View Previous Lateral Attorney Move Updates:

I loved the daily updates and reminders. I also loved how I felt like BCG was on my side and gave me validation before m....Read more >

Patricia Craig

Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law School, Class Of 2013

Placed at Cona Elder Law PLLC

One of the best things about working with BCG is the access to law firms that BCG has. BCG seems to be working with a lo....Read more >

Daryoush Behbood

University of Texas School of Law, Class Of 2015

Placed at Koss & Schonfeld, LLP

I have enjoyed working with my recruiter and I look forward to learning more from you in the future.

Jiayi Jiang

Brooklyn Law School, Class of 2010

Brian is an incredible, very effective team! They moved the process along quickly and were extremely responsive to all m....Read more >

Lindsay Docto

Boalt, Class Of 2015

Placed at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Working with BCG was great. It was very communicative. They were not just talking to me and letting the ball roll, they ....Read more >

Joanne Hodge

Georgetown University School of Law, Class Of 2004

Placed at Harris Beach PLLC

[BCG was] very pro-active. I thought [they had] expansive thinking as far as different options, and [I appreciated the] ....Read more >

James Ficenec

University of California, Berkeley, Class Of 1989

Placed at Newmeyer & Dillion, L.L.P.

Attorney Recruiter Placements and Legal Recruiter Placements and Lateral Attorney Moves for the Week of August 1, 2016

Article Categories

Find Similar Articles:

Active Interview Jobs

Featured Jobs

Most Viewed Jobs

Upload Your Resume

Additional Resources

BCG Reviews

Patricia Craig

Daryoush Behbood

Jiayi Jiang

Lindsay Docto

Joanne Hodge

James Ficenec

Popular Articles by Harrison Barnes

Helpful Links

What Our Readers Are Saying