The group, who are part of Ropes & Gray's global investigations and enforcement team, include two former Kirkland employees -  Asheesh Goel who launched Ropes & Gray’s Chicago office and Zachary Brez, who left the firm to join Ropes in New York. The others are: Kim Nemirow in Chicago; Marcus Thompson in London and Cori Lable in Hong Kong. 

Unsurpassed workplace

Ropes & Gray firm chairman Brad Malt and managing partner David Chapin sent an internal memo saying that partner departures 'happen in law firms. We have a deep and extraordinarily talented group of lawyers in government enforcement and business & securities litigation, including our anticorruption practice, who have secured important matters and recorded impressive wins. The same can be said of the offices where the group was located, and for that matter, all of our practice and offices.  We also have a deep, loyal and strong roster of clients who are helping us to deliver an excellent year. Ropes & Gray has an unsurpassed workplace, with core values that differentiate us from competitors and serve us extremely well. We have an exceptional platform; the franchise has never been stronger, and we will thrive.'