State of the Market – Mountain Region

March 07, 2013

Lateral Link Director Abigail Klein, based out of our Denver, Colorado, office, reviews hiring trends for the first quarter 2013 and offers her forecast for the remainder of 2013.

The lateral market for transactional attorneys, particularly with real estate experience, has continued to see an uptick in 2013.  M&A and finance remain steady, and several clients in particular are very busy.  The real estate deal flow in both Denver and Phoenix appears to be gaining steam.  Firms that had largely sat on the sidelines over the past few years are jumping back into the lateral market, and the competition for quality real estate lawyers is growing...

2013 Q1 International Market Update

February 11, 2013

Last year brought a slowdown in China’s growth, and with it, significant questions about the future of the legal market in Greater China.   With lateral hiring more sporadic than 2011, the question on everyone’s mind in 2012 was whether China’s market would ever return to its buoyant ways, and if so, when?  Beijing’s response, outlined in its 12th Five-Year Plan, has been embraced by many as a pragmatic and effective answer to this question, and while it’s still early, the significant uptick in lateral activity we have seen in the first quarter signals a clear indication that the markets are responding positively...

Recent Placement: Don Delaney

January 28, 2013

Managing Director Don Delaney recently placed a University of California – Berkeley alum as a Labor & Employment Associate with Littler Mendelson in Denver.

Recent Placement: Diana Rubin

January 22, 2013

Managing Director Diana Rubin recently placed a partner from K&L Gates (Washington, D.C.) as General Counsel at Steben & Company, Inc. in Rockville, Maryland.

Recent Placements: Justin Flowers and Sarah Morris

January 15, 2013

Principal Justin Flowers recently placed a New York University alum as a Project Finance Associate with Morrison & Foerster in Tokyo.

Director Sarah Morris recently placed a Boston University alum as a Business Associate with Perkins Coie in Palo Alto.

Recent Placement: C. Scott Salmon

January 07, 2013

Director C. Scott Salmon recently placed a University of Chicago alum as a Project Finance Associate with Allen & Overy in New York City.