In a notable move within the European legal market, Sergey Alekhin has transitioned from his position as counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s Paris office to join the partnership at ELWI, the Russian spin-off of Latham & Watkins. Alekhin’s move to ELWI, bringing along two colleagues, marks a significant lateral shift in the landscape of legal talent in the region. This development is detailed in Global Arbitration Review.
This move is part of Bloomberg Law’s daily rundown, known as the Wake Up Call, which highlights key news impacting lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel. The segment also reports on other notable lateral movements in the legal industry, including new office openings and high-profile hires across major law firms.
For instance, Seladore Legal has launched its first international office in Milan, led by Laurence Shore, a former partner from BonelliErede, as reported by Legal Business. Meanwhile, Genevieve Mushaluk from Priceline.com has gained attention as a contestant on the new season of “Survivor,” as detailed in US Weekly.
Additional highlights of lateral movements include:
- Dawn Meidinger, C.W. Ross, and Norm James joining Dorsey & Whitney’s Phoenix office from Fennemore. More details are available on Bloomberg Law (link).
- Scarlett Lopez Freeman joining Fisher Phillips as a partner in San Francisco (link).
- Jason Graham transitioning to Baker Botts’ tax department in Dallas from Baker McKenzie (link).
- Thomas DeSplinter joining Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton from McGuireWoods (link).
- Hunton Andrews Kurth hiring Ayesha Waheed and Seyfi Can Kandemir in London from Morgan Lewis & Bockius (link).
- Ligeia Donis joining Baker McKenzie’s tax practice in Washington (link).
- Mark Seidman becoming a partner in Weil Gotshal & Manges’ antitrust practice in Washington (link).
- Nolan Kurtz being appointed CEO at Faegre Drinker (link).
To read more about these changes and other legal industry updates, visit the full Bloomberg Law article.