securing the most lateral hires, according to a report by legal search firm Macrae . There were 123 partner hires across London, New York,

Debt financing work at the fund level has long been dominated on the lender side by attorneys from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, Haynes Boone and Mayer Brown LLP, but other firms are increasingly crafting formal practices and poaching fund finance stars from the more esta

In this recent Law360 article, data from Macrae+ highlights where firms are adding senior talent and why markets like Boston, Washington, D.

Kirkland & Ellis, Morgan Lewis, Sidley Austin and Polsinelli among firms targeting senior expertise, reports Ben Rigby

: SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts' wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, worked as a legal recruiter and earned over $10 million in commissions

Litigation and disputes more broadly have come back strongly over the past year or so and show little sign of slowing down in 2026 (with recent world events likely only to enhance the trend). That momentum is also reflected in the lateral market, with a growing number of partner

year-on-year double-digit growth,” said Siobhán Lewington, a partner at legal recruiter Macrae. “This is the result of a laser focus on

McGuireWoods LLP said Tuesday that it has hired a former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official from McDermott Will & Schulte LLP, touting his background as a microbiologist and his history advising healthcare clients.

is seen by some as a turning point,” said Siobhan Lewington, co-managing partner of the London office of legal recruitment firm Macrae.

in life sciences. This trend is highlighted by an analysis provided by Macrae+, which details the strategic movements of large law firms as