Washington, D.C.-based litigation firm Wilkinson Stekloff will dole out annual seniority-based bonuses to associates of up to $201,250. Wilkinson Stekloff is among the “boutique” law firms that typically pay higher bonuses than bigger firms.
More from the legal industry …
The U.S. Supreme Court released its first formal code of conduct to “dispel” a “misunderstanding” that the justices don’t abide by any ethics rules … Prominent litigator David Boies will step down as the chairman of Boies Schiller Flexner … The State Bar of California’s board of trustees voted to test run the Portfolio Bar Exam — an alternative pathway to allow law graduates to become licensed attorneys without taking the bar exam … The ABA is considering extending accreditation to fully online law schools and is developing a proposal to increase the number of so-called experiential credits students must take in order to graduate … Popular AI chatbot GPT-4 outperformed most aspiring lawyers on the legal ethics exam required by nearly every state in order to practice law … AI company DoNotPay beat Illinois law firm MillerKing’s lawsuit accusing it of engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.
Moves
In New York …
Cozen O’Connor hired a duo of former Stroock lawyers: Senior counsel Jerry Goldfeder will lead the firm’s new political law and compliance practice and Kerry Cooperman, the director of Stroock’s pro bono program, joined as a commercial litigation partner … Katten added Lucy Kweskin as partner in its insolvency and restructuring practice from Mayer Brown … David Sherman rejoined Kirkland as a partner in its investment funds group from Latham.
In Washington, D.C. …
Real estate partners Anitra Androh and Tim Donovan joined Polsinelli from Nelson Mullins … Dentons hired Seamus Curley as a partner in its government contracts practice from Stroock. … Bracewell tapped oil and gas regulatory partner Eugene Elrod from Latham & Watkins.
In Boston …
Arnold & Porter hired white-collar defense partner and former federal prosecutor Giselle Joffre from Foley Hoag … Peter Mee joined Weil as an employment partner from Kirkland & Ellis.
In Pittsburgh …
Blank Rome brought on Yvonne Saadi, a former assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, as a commercial litigation partner.
In South Carolina …
Nelson Mullins hired Christian Herrmann as a partner in the firm’s business immigration practice from Ogletree Deakins.
In San Francisco …
Kevin Rubino, former assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California, joined Sidley as a litigation partner.
In Silicon Valley …
William Choe joined Arnold & Porter as a corporate and finance partner from Paul Hastings.
In Miami …
Locke Lord picked up Maia Sevilla-Sharon in its health and managed care litigation practice from DLA Piper.
And Finally …
Airbnb hired former Biden White House chief of staff Ron Klain as its chief legal officer.
