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US lateral partner hires hits five-year high amid government lawyer exodus – study
Some 3,009 lateral hires were made in 2025, with 9% of those moves coming from government agencies, according to Firm Prospects
Dechert hires more than 20 partners from McDermott, opens in Chicago, Dallas
Incoming group includes Mike Poulos, who joins as vice chair and global head of strategy
Video games developer Epic Games hires ex-DocuSign legal chief as GC
Reggie Davis replaces Canon Pence, who departed to make music under the artist name Twilark
Sidley Austin hires Clifford Chance US funds leaders in New York
Cliff Cone and Michael Sabin join alongside partner Dan Drabkin
US securities regulator SEC appoints former BlackRock lawyer as GC
Russell McGranahan replaces acting legal head Jeffrey Finnell, who remains as deputy GC
Simpson Thacher hires M&A partner from Wachtell in New York
Alison Preiss adds to a growing number of previously rare Wachtell departures over the past year
US renewables company Green Plains taps Lindsay Corporation for next legal head
Ryan Loneman joins as GC, replacing Michelle Mapes who stood down from her CLO role in December
Womble expands into Albany and Cleveland with 36-member consumer financial services team
Incoming group, which includes 11 partners, is joining from soon-to-be defunct firm McGlinchey Stafford
Saks Global taps Willkie and Haynes Boone in US bankruptcy filing
Just a year after Saks’s $2.7bn acquisition of Neiman Marcus, the filing reflects broader challenges for traditional brick-and-mortar luxury retail
Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle elevates HR chief to legal head role
Ilene Eskenazi previously held top legal roles at Petco, Boardriders and Red Bull North America
Levantage AI Advisors seeks to bridge legaltech gap for small and mid-size firms
Florida-based consultancy to support firms that don’t have the time or resources to adopt AI
US digital healthcare provider Hello Heart hires GC from Hinge Health
David Wood succeeds Dwight Moxie in the role
Mexican restaurant QDOBA hires ex-KFC legal head as CLO
Cathy Tang reunites with former KFC president and QDOBA CEO John Cywinski
Paul Hastings lands litigation powerhouse from Cravath in New York
Former senior DOJ official John Buretta joins as a partner and litigation department co-head
US private equity firm Haveli buys majority stake in legaltech business Sirion
Deal values contract lifecycle management software provider at around $1bn
AI company ServiceNow hires former Microsoft CLO as next legal head
Hossein Nowbar replaces GC Russ Elmer, who is moving to a special counsel role
Milbank makes up eight in reduced partner promotions round
New York stalwart promotes heavily in hometown and across finance and energy and infrastructure
Meta taps Microsoft for CLO replacement
C.J. Mahoney replaces Jennifer Newstead, who has joined Apple as its next GC
Hogan Lovells elevates 28 to partnership ahead of Cadwalader merger
Promotions round matches 2025 and 2024’s 28-strong partner classes
‘In-house community has lost an impactful leader’: tributes pour in for long-time former ACC chief
Frederick Krebs died in December following 'valiant battle with kidney cancer'