Compensation is the main reason associates stay at their law firms, followed by work-life balance and opportunities for advancement, according to a study released by the National Association for Law Placement Foundation, David Thomas reports.
The study also found that while all associates rated work-life balance highly, female associates placed greater value on it than their male colleagues.
Associates not only wanted opportunities for advancement, but they also sought clarity on how they could advance their careers, the NALP Foundation’s study found. Read more.
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Moves:
In New York …
Bracewell brought on Judge Roslynn Mauskopf, former director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. She has joined as a partner in the government enforcement and investigations practice … Hinshaw & Culbertson added Sherry Xia as a partner in its consumer financial services practice. She was earlier vice president and assistant general at First Republic Bank … DLA Piper tapped leveraged finance partners Alan Rockwell and Heather Waters Borthwick from Shearman & Sterling … Seyfarth Shaw hired labor and employment attorney Gary Friedman to launch a new cross-practice advisory group … Akin brought on investment management partner Ira Kustin from Paul Hastings … Greenberg Traurig added Lisa Lanham as a financial regulatory and compliance partner in the firm’s New York and Miami offices. She previously was a co-leader of the fintech team at Ballard Spahr … Joe Sarcinella joined Haynes and Boone as a transactional partner. He was previously the chair of Reed Smith’s real estate practice … Paul Hastings tapped Colin Diamond from White & Case as co-chair of the firm’s global capital markets practice … Morrison Foerster hired Oksana Lashko in the firm’s transaction department.
In Washington D.C.…
Former Biden White House Counsel Stuart Delery returned to Gibson Dunn where he will be a partner and co-chair of the firm’s crisis management and administrative law and regulatory practice groups … Lowenstein Sandler hired Amy Mushahwar as a partner and chair of its data, privacy and cybersecurity practice … DLA Piper hired partner Vernessa Pollard as co-chair of the firm’s FDA practice … Former FTC commissioner Christine Wilson joined Freshfields as a senior adviser and member of its antitrust practice … Aviation partner Amna Arshad rejoined Crowell from Freshfields, where she was head of the U.S. aviation regulatory practice … Energy regulatory partner Donna Byrne joined Troutman Pepper from Steptoe … Cozen O’Connor added Eric Leonard as a government contracts compliance partner.
In Chicago …
FisherBroyles brought on commercial and IP litigation partner Matthew Wawrzyn from Wawrzyn LLC, where he was founding partner … Benesch added a pair of energy partners, Hanna Conger and John Rooney, from Jenner … Nelson Mullins hired commercial litigation partner David Ogles from Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll … Neal Gerber Eisenberg added labor and employment partner Jonathan Ksiazek … Quarles & Brady hired white-collar defense partner Eric Pruit.
In Boston …
Orrick added David Sharrow as a partner to its life sciences and tech transactions practice from Gunderson Dettmer.
In Georgia …
BakerHostetler hired Jennifer “Jenna” Solari in Atlanta as a litigation partner.
In Denver …
Greenberg Traurig tapped Skip Smith to lead the firm’s space and satellite industry group.
In Atlanta …
Barnes & Thornburg brought on a five-lawyer commercial finance team from Morris, Manning & Martin, including partners Rick Boyd and Tyler Wolf.
In Houston …
Baker Botts hired Scott Nelson as leader of its labor and employment practice … Blank Rome tapped commercial litigation partner Audrey Momanaee from Balch & Bingham.
In Dallas …
Duane Morris added James Billingsley as a partner in the firm’s business reorganization and financial restructuring practice.
In St. Louis …
Thompson Coburn added Thomas Rea as a partner in its white collar defense and business litigation practice.
In Los Angeles …
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole brought on a four-lawyer labor and employment team from Krieger & Krieger… Morgan Lewis added litigation partner Edward Ulloa from Hawkins Parnell … Paul Weiss hired Kimberly Branscome as a litigation partner. Branscome previously co-led the product liability and mass torts practice at Dechert.
In San Francisco …
Morgan Lewis added tax partner William Gorrod from Baker Botts.
In San Diego …
Stoel Rives added Adam Witt to its real estate group from Finch, Thornton & Baird.
In Miami …
Dentons added Jackson Hwu as a partner in its venture technology and emerging growth companies practice from Nelson Mullins.
In London …
King & Spalding hired Max Hill KC, who most recently served as the UK’s top prosecutor as director of public prosecutions … Proskauer hired private funds partner James Oussedik to co-lead its global credit funds and sovereign wealth funds initiatives in Europe. … Paul Weiss added corporate partner Dan Schuster-Woldan as head of European public M&A from Linklaters.
