Attorney Recruiter Placements and Legal Recruiter Placements and Lateral Attorney Moves for the Week of November 20, 2023

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Summary: Here are the attorney lateral moves and placements for the week of November 20, 2023.

Thomas G. Voekler has joined Corporate, Real Estate, Securities & Corporate Governance at Williams Mullen and is coming from KVCF.

Richard P. “Chip” Cunningham, Jr. joined the Corporate, Real Estate, Securities & Corporate Governance Group at Williams Mullen and was previously at KVCF.

S. Edward Flanagan will practice Real Estate, Banking & Finance Law at Williams Mullen and is moving from KVCF.

Cindy J. Heidel is moving to Williams Mullen from KVCF and will practice Real Estate, Banking & Finance Law.

Stephanie P. Karn has joined Labor and Employment & Immigration, Education at Williams Mullen and is coming from KVCF.

Kathy A. Lawrence joined the Corporate, Real Estate, Securities & Corporate Governance Group at Williams Mullen and was previously at KVCF.

Mehanna C. Borostyan will practice Corporate, Securities & Corporate Governance Law at Williams Mullen and is moving from KVCF.

Melanie J. Ramsey is moving to Williams Mullen from KVCF and will practice Real Estate, Banking & Finance, Commercial Contracts, Corporate, Senior Housing Transactions Law.

John L. Watson has joined Corporate at Williams Mullen and is coming from KVCF.

T. Rhys James joined the Corporate, Securities & Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate Group at Williams Mullen and was previously at KVCF.

Anna M. Bailey will practice Corporate Law at Williams Mullen and is moving from Davis Polk & Wardwell.

Cassidy C. Bowling is moving to Williams Mullen from Tax Counsel, Ltd. and will practice Corporate Law.

Patrick J. Carr has joined Tax Law at Williams Mullen and is coming from Moran Reeves & Conn PC, Attorneys at Law.

Hannah R. Moore joined the Health Care Group at Williams Mullen and was previously at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

William D. Reach will practice Corporate Law at Williams Mullen and is moving from the Center for Legal & Court Technology.

Sara S. Sargent is moving to Williams Mullen from Elder & Disability Law Clinic at William & Mary Law School and will practice Real Estate, Banking & Finance Law.

Austin C. Tatom has joined Real Estate, Banking & Finance at Williams Mullen and is coming from the University of Richmond Law Review.

Kayla M. Worrall joined the Real Estate, Banking & Finance Group at Williams Mullen and was previously at Spilman Thomas & Battle.

Jonathan Hall will practice Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Products Liability Law at Phelps Dunbar and is moving from Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein.

Jessica Kaiser is moving to Perkins Coie from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer and will practice Intellectual Property Law, Patent Litigation Law.

Brad Brown has joined Corporate, Investment Management, Private Equity at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and is coming from 3G Capital.

Orion Mountainspring joined the Structured Finance, Asset‐Backed Securities, Fintech, Finance Group at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and was previously at Chapman and Cutler.

Barrett Wilson-Murphy will practice Banking & Finance Law at Nixon Peabody and is moving from Robinson+Cole.

Frank Jackson is moving to McDermott Will & Emery and will practice Tax Law.

Michael D. Saarinen has joined Investment Management and Private Funds at Lowenstein Sandler and is coming from Shearman & Sterling.

Paul Irving joined the Health Group at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and was previously at the Milken Institute.

Axel Bernabe will practice Cannabis Law at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and is moving from Constantine Cannon.

Duncan L. Williams is moving to Michael Best & Friedrich from Blank Rome and will practice Intellectual Property, Licensing & Technology Agreements, and Patent Law.

Rebecca R. Thornton has joined Litigation at Michael Best & Friedrich and is coming from Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham.

Jeffrey Golds joined the Corporate and Transactions, Tax Group at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone and was previously at FGMK.

Jenny Chen will practice Patent Prosecution & Strategic Counseling, Life Sciences, Intellectual Property Law at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo and is moving from McDermott Will & Emery.

Daniel Noice is moving to Morris, Manning & Martin from Troutman Sanders and will practice Real Estate Capital Markets, Real Estate Development & Finance Law.

Val Dahiya has joined Capital Markets, Financial Services at Morrison & Foerster and is coming from Perkins Coie.

Maxwell H. Wiegard joined the Real Estate, Development, Land Use & Zoning, Environmental Regulatory Compliance Group at Miles & Stockbridge and was previously at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore.

Emily Patajo will practice Labor and Employment, Employment Litigation Law at Akerman and is moving from Epstein Becker & Green.

Jennifer R. Jeffers is moving to Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis from Stice & Block and will practice Land Use, Environmental & Natural Resources, Commercial Real Estate Transactions Law.

Keith Grissom has joined Corporate, Tax, Trusts, Estates and Private Wealth Management at Armstrong Teasdale and is coming from Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale.

Maria J. Londono joined the Complex Commercial Litigation, Litigation, Securities and Corporate Finance, Financial Services and Banking Group at Armstrong Teasdale and was previously at Clarke Silverglate.

Emma Sargent will practice Litigation Law at Armstrong Teasdale.

Katie Schwarting is moving to Seyfarth Shaw from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and will practice Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law.

Avi Perry has joined Government & Regulatory Litigation at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and is coming from Davis Polk & Wardwell.

Jeffrey Gardner joined the Class Action Defense, Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group at Quarles & Brady and was previously at Jennings, Strouss & Salmon.

Jimmie Pursell will practice Intellectual Property Litigation, Real Estate and Construction Litigation, Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law at Quarles & Brady and is moving from Jennings, Strouss & Salmon.

Daniel Peabody is moving to Quarles & Brady from Jennings, Strouss & Salmon and will practice Fiduciary Litigation, Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law.

Daniel Pote has joined Intellectual Property, Patent at Quarles & Brady and is coming from Jennings, Strouss & Salmon.

Bomie Leonard joined the Estate, Trust & Wealth Group at Quarles & Brady and was previously at Huck Bouma.

Amanda Barritt will practice Banking & Financial Institutions, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance Law at Quarles & Brady.

Joseph Drayton is moving to Proskauer Rose from Cooley LLP and will practice Litigation, Patent Law, Copyright Law.

Maxwell Herath has joined Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur and is coming from Snell & Wilmer.

Bob Hannon joined the Finance, Health Care Finance, Private Equity, Real Estate Finance Group at Polsinelli and was previously at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings.

Keaton H. Osborne will practice Commercial Lending, Securitization & Structured Finance, Finance Law at Polsinelli and is moving from Bradley Arant Boult Cummings.

Katelin A. Davis is moving to Polsinelli from Bradley Arant Boult Cummings and will practice Securitization & Structured Finance, Commercial Lending, Finance Law.

George Tsai has joined Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation at Polsinelli and is coming from Sherman & Howard.

Ronke Fabayo joined the Health Care Group at Polsinelli.

Steve Polyakov will practice Health Care Law at Polsinelli and is moving from Tarter Krinsky & Drogin.

Patrick F. Rice is moving to Polsinelli from Greenberg Traurig and will practice Corporate & Transactional, Private Equity Law.

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Attorneys making below-market salaries who went on to double or triple their earnings at new firms.
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Harrison Barnes does a weekly free webinar with live Q&A for attorneys and law students each Wednesday at 10:00 am PST. You can attend anonymously and ask questions about your career, this article, or any other legal career-related topics. You can sign up for the weekly webinar here: Register on Zoom

Harrison also does a weekly free webinar with live Q&A for law firms, companies, and others who hire attorneys each Wednesday at 10:00 am PST. You can sign up for the weekly webinar here: Register on Zoom

You can browse a list of past webinars here: Webinar Replays

You can also listen to Harrison Barnes Podcasts here: Attorney Career Advice Podcasts

You can also read Harrison Barnes' articles and books here: Harrison's Perspectives

Harrison Barnes is the legal profession's mentor and may be the only person in your legal career who will tell you why you are not reaching your full potential and what you really need to do to grow as an attorney--regardless of how much it hurts. If you prefer truth to stagnation, growth to comfort, and actionable ideas instead of fluffy concepts, you and Harrison will get along just fine. If, however, you want to stay where you are, talk about your past successes, and feel comfortable, Harrison is not for you.

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My recruiter was very responsive in communicating with me during the job hunt. Communication was huge. Someone else doin....Read more >

David Zeledon

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Class Of 2015

Placed at Linowes & Blocher, L.L.P.

My favorite thing about working with BCG Attorney Search and Sarah was that she was always able to answer questions I ha....Read more >

Dara Smith

American University Washington College of Law, Class Of 2017

Placed at Harris Beach PLLC

My legal placement professional was great and really creative in identifying some opportunities that I wouldn't have ord....Read more >

Stephen Cazares

UCLA School of Law, Class Of 1998

Placed at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

I liked the weekly updates that I got, and I liked that my legal placement professional was always very available. She w....Read more >

Lianna Bash

UC Berkeley, Class Of 2014

Placed at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

My recruiter contacted me quickly after my initial contact with BCG. She took the time to get to know me and understand ....Read more >

Timothy I. McKeever

University of North Carolina School of Law, Class Of 2015

Placed at DLA Piper.

I worked with my legal placement professional. She was very proactive about getting my resume and cover letter out to di....Read more >

Melanie Rollins

UCLA School of Law, Class Of 2015

Placed at Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, P.L.C.

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