Welcome to today’s legal news roundup from around the globe, a daily digest for corporate lawyers, professionals in large law firms, and in-house counsel.
One of today’s most noteworthy discussions involve personal injury lawyer John Ruiz, one of the most affluent and influential lawyers in Florida. According to reports, Ruiz has emerged as the ‘true source’ of Rep. George Santos’ funds. He turned his Medicare payer recovery business into a multibillion-dollar Initial Public Offering (IPO) that notably floundered soon before Santos’ election. Find out more on this intriguing case in this Daily Beast article.
In another interesting shift, Paul Hastings partner Avi Weitzman has taken the reins as Sen. Bob Menendez’s new top legal advisor, replacing renowned white-collar defense lawyer Abbe Lowell of Winston & Strawn. This significant change of guard was approved by US District Court Judge Sidney Stein. Check out this Messenger piece for more details
On the international front, the Johannesburg office of multi-national law firm Pinsent Masons has extended their roster, bringing in a 17-lawyer team from local boutique firm Tabacks. This follows another recent personnel influx, where a five-lawyer team also shifted from Tabacks to Pinsent, focusing on M&A and employment law. To delve deeper into this development, head over to this article from Law.com.
Notable lateral movements in the industry include:
- David Sherman, returning to Kirkland & Ellis as a partner with the investment funds group. He was earlier associated with Latham & Watkins.
- Seamus Curley, joining Dentons LLP as a partner in its government contracts practice in the Washington, D.C. office.
- Daniel Lutz, now a partner at Sikich’s tax practice group. He was previously associated with DB Tax and Accounting, LLC.
The original version of this report can be found at Bloomberg Law’s website.