Axinn Hires Attridge
James Attridge joined Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider’s DC office as a partner in September, after serving as chief of staff in the Justice Department’s antitrust division.
He was one of several notable departuresfrom the division over the year.
Attridge was an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom before joining the DOJ in 2017.
Cipollone Hires Fielding
Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone started the year by building out his law firm’s Washington office, hiring veteran GOP lawyerFred Fielding.
The 81-year-old Fielding, who has worked in Republican administrations dating back to Richard Nixon, served as White House counsel to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W.
Bush.
He also advised former .
Continental Hires Kise
Christopher Kise is another notable Republican lawyer who was on the movein 2022, jumping to Florida’s Continental in October.
The ex-Florida solicitor general left Foley & Lardner to join Trump’s defense team in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, a move that came with riskand the potential for reward.
He is a longtime lawyer to Republican Florida gove.
Kaplan Hecker Hires Farhadian Weinstein, Morrison
Tali Farhadian Weinstein joined the firm in October in an of counsel role after an unsuccessful run for Manhattan District Attorney.
She had a stint as counsel to Attorney General Eric Holder in the Obama administration and later was general counsel of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, where she helped lead its criminal justice reform effort.
Scharf Banks Marmor Adds Rider
Scharf Banks Marmor, a women-owned corporate law firm based in Chicago, snagged Susan Rider as senior counsel after her two-decade career at Exelon Corp.
Rider was most recently the energy company’s vice president and deputy general counsel for labor, employment & employee benefits.
What is a boutique law firm?
Most midsize and large law firms have structured themselves to offer a broad range of legal services.
No matter what concern clients come in with, there is a lawyer within the firm who has the ability and expertise to address it.
In a boutique firm, however, the attorneys all specialize in one niche area of practice.
What is the largest New York boutique litigation firm?
With almost 100 attorneys, Moses & Singer is the largest New York boutique litigation firm on our list.
However, they stated that what sets them apart from Big Law firms is that they offer personal service to their clients. “In a world of giant merger-built law businesses, Moses & Singer offers a difference.
Wiggin and Dana Hire Apicella, Lahny
Jolie Apicella, a former federal prosecutor, joined Wiggin and Dana as a partner in the firm’s litigation and health care groups.
She was civil healthcare fraud chief in the US Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, and started her career as an associate at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
Peter Lahny joined the boutique as a partner in its finance and l.
Wilkinson Stekloff Adds Arnold
Wilkinson in October poached Keri Arnold from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, an Am Law 50 firm with deep roots in the nation’s capital.
She has defended major pharmaceutical, energy, and tobacco companies in product liability and mass actions.
Her clients have included Juul Labs, Altria Group Inc, and cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris USA.
Wilkinson Stekloff Hires Hill
Grace Hill joined the DC litigation shop as a partner in March after serving as an Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, where she worked in the financial crimes and public corruption unit.
The Williams & Connolly alum has prosecuted a wide range of white-collar cases, including those involving bribery, public corruption, and .
Zuckerman Spaeder Welcomes Back Mehta
Caroline Mehta rejoined the boutique after a brief stint as general counsel and chief legal officer for artificial intelligence software company Afiniti.
She was the first woman on Afiniti’s executive leadership team.
Mehta previously spent 20 years at Zuckerman as a white collar defense attorney in cases related to off-label promotion, anti-kickba.
