New York law firm Kleinberg Kaplan has hired Luxor Capital Group’s general counsel Norris Nissim as a partner.
Nissim joins the firm in its private funds and investment management practice, leaving alternative asset manager Luxor Capital – a longtime Kleinberg Kaplan client – after almost two decades as its GC and chief compliance officer.
The firm said Norris Norris brings “an invaluable in-house perspective to private funds, investment management, securities, trading, compliance and market-conduct matters”. He will advise clients on areas including fund formation and structuring, regulatory compliance, asset management operations and governance.
Andrew Chonoles, managing partner at Kleinberg Kaplan, said: “Norris is not just senior talent – he is genuinely exceptional. After nearly 20 years as general counsel at one of our most valued clients, Norris has worked with numerous outside counsel and is uniquely positioned to evaluate them. That he chose to build the next chapter of his career at Kleinberg Kaplan speaks volumes about what this firm delivers.”
Chonoles said its clients will benefit from Nissim’s experience of navigating live trading and regulatory issues.
Nissim joined Luxor Capital from BKF Asset Management, where he was also GC. He previously worked in private practice at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson and legacy firm Schulte Roth & Zabel.
Nissim said: “I have worked closely with Kleinberg Kaplan for nearly 20 years, and that relationship gave me a distinctive vantage point on what this firm brings to the table that others simply do not.
“Having engaged many outside counsel over the course of my career, I can say that Kleinberg Kaplan combines genuine legal sophistication with a caring, client-focused approach that is extraordinarily rare. That combination, as well as their commitment to creative yet practical guidance, is what drew me to join the firm. I look forward to bringing my in-house perspective to our clients.”
Going the other way from private practice to an in-house financial services role, UK banking giant Barclays in April said it was planning to hire WilmerHale’s finance chair Stephanie Avakian as its next global GC, replacing incumbent Stephen Shapiro at the start of July.
And in July last year, Deutsche Bank lined up Freshfields partner Simone Kämpfer as its next GC, replacing Friederike Rotsch in the role.
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