Attorney Recruiter Placements and Legal Recruiter Placements and Lateral Attorney Moves for the Week of October 30, 2023

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Summary: Here are the attorney lateral moves and placements for the week of October 30, 2023.

Thomas Maira has joined Real Estate and Private Equity at Akerman and is coming from DLA Piper.

Brian R. Stimson joined the Government Investigations, Healthcare, and Commercial Payor Litigation Group at Arnall Golden Gregory and was previously at McDermott Will & Emery.

Ben Bard will practice Labor and Employment Law at Adams and Reese and is moving from GrayRobinson.

Julia E. Sanabria is moving to Lowenstein Sandler from Vinson & Elkins and will practice Real Estate Law.

Stephanie A. Felix has joined Real Estate at Lowenstein Sandler and is coming from Vinson & Elkins.

Abram L. Seaman-Baldaro joined the Real Estate Group at Lowenstein Sandler and was previously at Vinson & Elkins.

Kevin Zadourian will practice Investment Management Law at Lowenstein Sandler and is moving from Glazer Capital, LLC.

David Weiss is moving to Mayer Brown from King & Spalding and will practice International Arbitration Law.

Paul Bennett has joined Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Private Equity at Milbank and is coming from Dechert LLP.

William Hancock joined the Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Trademarks, and Brands Group at Miller, Canfield, Paddock, and Stone and was previously at Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC.

Amanda Gallagher will practice White Collar and Investigations Law at Barnes & Thornburg and is moving from the United States District Court.

Sarah Trankiem is moving to Barnes & Thornburg from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and will practice Litigation Law.

Yuhei Watanabe has joined Corporate, Japanese Services at Barnes & Thornburg and is coming from Anderson Mori & Tomotsune.

Amy Baker Mandragouras joined the Intellectual Property Group at Foley Hoag and was previously at Cooley.

Ariana Harris will practice Intellectual Property Law at Foley Hoag and is moving from Cooley.

Erika Wallace is moving to Foley Hoag from Cooley and will practice Intellectual Property Law.

Maya Elbert has joined Intellectual Property at Foley Hoag and is coming from Cooley.

Madison Spach joined the Business & Commercial Litigation Group at Frost Brown Todd and was previously at Spach, Capaldi & Wagaman, LLP.

Jonathan Skladany will practice Government Controversies and Public Policy Litigation, Investment, and Private Equity Law at Jenner & Block and is moving from the International Monetary Fund.

Isaac Lodico is moving to Sherman & Howard and will practice Corporate & Transactional Law.

Margaret Olek Esler has joined Real Estate at Sherman & Howard and is coming from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough.

Joy Sharp joined the Government & Regulatory, FDA, and Political Law Group at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath and was previously at the United States Food and Drug Administration.

David Gehn will practice Litigation, Securities, Entertainment & Sports Law at Fox Rothschild LLP and is moving from Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP.

Matthew Baum is moving to Fox Rothschild LLP from Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP and will practice Litigation, Securities, Entertainment & Sports Law.

Kelcy Whitaker has joined Litigation at Fredrikson & Byron and is coming from the Law Office of Phillip Brigham.

Michael D. Maline joined the Corporate, Securities & Capital Markets, Entertainment, and Media Group at Covington & Burling and was previously at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo.

Connor Crews will practice Banking & Finance and Public Finance Law at McGuireWoods.

M. Elizabeth Walker is moving to Barnes & Thornburg from Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PC and will practice Healthcare and Public Finance Law.

Jerimi J. Ullom has joined Healthcare and Public Finance at Barnes & Thornburg and is coming from Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman.

William Barksdale joined the Business Litigation and Energy Group at Jenner & Block and was previously at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates.

John Estes will practice Energy Law at Jenner & Block and is moving from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates.

Anand Viswanathan is moving to Jenner & Block from Morrison & Foerster and will practice Energy, Appellate, and Government Law.

Raunaq NiquiKohli has joined Energy, Corporate, and Mergers and Acquisitions at Jenner & Block and is coming from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates.

Carly Grey joined the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation and Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Ogletree Deakins and was previously at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Neal Levin will practice Global Fraud, Investigations, and Asset Recovery, Bankruptcy, and Creditors Rights, and White Collar and Government Investigations Law at Rimon PC and is moving from Smith Gambrell Russell.

Harshwinder “Harshy” Kaur Badhesha is moving to Sherman & Howard from Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC and will practice Litigation, Trials & Appeals Law.

Daniel Rodgers has joined Financial Services and Admiralty and Maritime at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz and is coming from Watson Farley & Williams LLP.

Marisa Darden joined the Litigation, White Collar and Government Investigations Group at Benesch and was previously at Squire Patton Boggs.

William E. Walsh will practice Litigation Law at Benesch.

William “Bill” Cassin is moving to Benesch from Schiff Hardin LLP and will practice Intellectual Property, Patents, and Trademarks Law.

Joshua Trosch has joined Real Estate & Environmental at Benesch.

Theresa Cross joined the Healthcare Group at Benesch and was previously at Jones Day.

Danielle Maldonado will practice Labor & Employment and Litigation Law at Benesch.

Cole Hardy is moving to Benesch and will practice Technology Transactions and Intellectual Property Law.

Timothy P. Heaton has joined Intellectual Property, Patents, Litigation, and Trademarks at Benesch and is coming from Phillips Nizer LLP.

M. Reas Bowman joined the Litigation Group at Benesch and was previously at Levin Ginsburg.

Kevin Barnett will practice Government Contracts Law at Baker & Hostetler and is moving from Covington & Burling LLP.

Cleve J. Glenn is moving to Baker & Hostetler from Frost Brown Todd and will practice Corporate Governance, M&A, and Energy Law.

Katherine Cooper has joined Financial Services & Disputes at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and is coming from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.

Peter Lam joined the Finance, Public Finance, and Tax Group at Ballard Spahr and was previously at Holland & Knight LLP.

Diane Vuocolo will practice Litigation, Bankruptcy, and Restructuring Law at Ballard Spahr and is moving from Greenberg Traurig.

Kevin Ray is moving to Ballard Spahr from Greenberg Traurig and will practice Litigation, Bankruptcy, and Restructuring Law.

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Attorneys making below-market salaries who went on to double or triple their earnings at new firms.
Senior attorneys who believed they were "too experienced" to make a move and found better roles with firms eager for their expertise.
Attorneys in small or remote markets who assumed they had no options-only to be placed at strong firms they never knew existed.
Partners looking for a better platform or more autonomy who successfully transitioned to firms where they could grow their practice.

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Northwestern University School of Law, Class Of 2014

Placed at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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Sturm College of Law, University of Denver, Class Of 2016

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Southern Methodist University, Class Of 2013

Placed at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

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James Burrows

Marquette University Law School, Class Of 2011

Placed at Bosshard Parke LTD.

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Isaac Swaiman

University of Minnesota Law School, Class Of 2013

Placed at HOGAN LOVELLS

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Lianna Bash

UC Berkeley, Class Of 2014

Placed at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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