Former US President Donald Trump has assembled what can be characterised as a specialized law firm as he prepares to contest a set of criminal charges in Georgia and New York. The team includes prominent figures such as Todd Blanche, previously of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, and former Foley & Lardner partner, Christopher Kise. The comment was quoted in an article in the Washington Post.
Hogan Lovells, in a significant lateral addition, has hired a team of 23-experienced lawyers specializing in finance and M&A from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. The new team will be based in Hogan Lovells’ Rome and Milan offices and is led by Patrizio Messina, Orrick’s former managing partner for Europe. This information was reported by the Global Legal Post.
Elsewhere in the legal world, new firm S&S has been launched by entrepreneurs Brianna Schwartz and Alexis Schreiber. The firm, specialising in entertainment law, seeks to safeguard the interests of Gen Z, millennial, and Gen Alpha artists from the potential negative uses of AI. The duo expressed the importance of embracing technology in order to spur growth and creativity in an article on EDM.com.
In lateral moves, Lowenstein Sandler has welcomed Elinor Ramey as a partner in its private client services and tax departments, while Paul Hastings has recruited David Elder, Christopher Centrich, and Patrick Hurley as partners. Ramey is shifting from Steptoe, while the trio join from Akin Gump as reported by Bloomberg Tax and Bloomberg Law respectively.
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