Orrick picked up John Eliason, the co-leader of Greenberg Traurig’s energy project finance practice, as the legal industry capitalizes on activity spurred by the Biden administration’s energy investment and infrastructure legislation.
Last week, Simpson Thacher added a Sidley Austin partner in Houston, and Paul Weiss earlier this month nabbed a top Latham & Watkins partner in New York.
More than 270 new clean energy projects have been announced since the passage of the landmark clean-energy Inflation Reduction Act, with investments totaling some $132 billion, according to a Bank of America report. Law firms “recognize this is really the time to build up bench strength because of what’s happening out there on the development side,” Eliason said.
More from the legal industry …
Leading litigator David Boies’ hourly billing rate is now $2,110 … Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling said a partnership vote on a proposed merger will start next week … Rachel Proffitt will become the first female CEO of Cooley in January … July bar pass rates improved … Covington agreed to turn over to the SEC the names of six of the seven clients caught up in a data breach … A report by the U.S. judiciary’s research arm says a budget shortfall facing the federal public defender system has its origins in an accounting decision … A U.S. Senate panel advanced nine of President Joe Biden’s nominees even amid concerns by some about the slowing pace of judicial confirmations … Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita faces an ethics case over remarks about a doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim … Charlotte, N.C., may shake off the tag of law school desert with Elon University’s plans to offer a program starting next fall … Rudy Giuliani was sued by Davidoff Hutcher & Citron over unpaid legal fees that the law firm says tops $1.4 million … Federalist Society panelists said aye to a proposed law school accreditation rule on free speech … The California Senate passed a new law requiring lawyers to inform the state bar if they suspect other lawyers of engaging in seditious conspiracy, insurrection or treason.
Moves:
- In New York …
Fox Rothschild hired a corporate partner, while Brown Rudnick grew its tax group with a partner hire.
- In Washington D.C.
Morgan Lewis tapped former FTC deputy assistant director Joshua Goodman as a partner, while Saul Ewing hired consumer financial service litigator Jason McElroy, also as a partner.
- In Boston …
Arnold & Porter opened an office in the city and hired Foley Hoag partner Hemmie Chang to lead it.
- In London …
Quinn Emanuel hired Cadwalader partner Melis Acuner.
- In Dallas …
Seyfarth hired a team from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner as part of its office launch.
- In Atlanta …
Squire Patton Boggs added a corporate partner from Cleveland-based firm Thompson Hine.
- In California …
Frost Brown Todd hired its first partner for its Orange County office since its merger with AlvaradoSmith in January. Haynes and Boone added a litigation partner, also in Orange County. Alternative dispute resolution provider JAMS added a trial lawyer in Santa Rosa.
- In Missouri …
Polsinelli added two new shareholders — Powell Carman and C. Brendan Johnson — to its St. Louis office.
- In Miami …
Hogan Lovells added an IP lawyer.
- In Texas …
Foley & Lardner expanded its real estate practice group with a team of four attorneys from Husch Blackwell.
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