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Brian Baxter

Brian Baxter

August 03, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Kirkland Makes Two Big Hires, Plus More Lateral Moves

Kirkland & Ellis makes a pair of key additions in New York and London from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Lewis Brisbois expands again; one partner joins his fourth firm within a year; and other notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

9 minute read

August 02, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Kirkland Makes Two Big Hires, Plus More Lateral Moves

Kirkland & Ellis makes a pair of key additions in New York and London from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Lewis Brisbois expands again; one partner joins his fourth firm within a year; and other notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

9 minute read

July 29, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Avvo, Advised by Perkins Coie, Gets Big Valuation

Avvo Inc., a Seattle-based startup and online marketplace for finding and rating lawyers, is valued at $650 million after raising $71.5 million from Technology Crossover Ventures, Coatue and Vulcan Capital.

By Brian Baxter

3 minute read

July 29, 2015 | The American Lawyer

K&L Gates Adds Two Amid Departure Wave, Plus More Lateral Moves

K&L Gates, which has watched more than 90 partners depart this year, saw another handful leave within the past week; Morrison & Foerster picks up an Asian litigation leader; O'Melveny & Myers adds one in London; and other notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

7 minute read

July 29, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Avvo, Advised by Perkins Coie, Gets Big Valuation

Avvo Inc., a Seattle-based startup and online marketplace for finding and rating lawyers, is valued at $650 million after raising $71.5 million from Technology Crossover Ventures, Coatue and Vulcan Capital.

By Brian Baxter

3 minute read

July 29, 2015 | The American Lawyer

K&L Gates Adds Two Amid Departure Wave, Plus More Lateral Moves

K&L Gates, which has watched more than 90 partners depart this year, saw another handful leave within the past week; Morrison & Foerster picks up an Asian litigation leader; O'Melveny & Myers adds one in London; and other notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

7 minute read

July 27, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Baker Bags Two Amid Belfast Opening, Plus More Lateral Moves

Baker & McKenzie opens a back-office outpost in Northern Ireland while making a high-profile addition in London; a bevy of moves at Buchanan Ingersoll; Stroock raids Squire Patton Boggs; and other notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

8 minute read

July 27, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Baker Bags Two Amid Belfast Opening, Plus More Lateral Moves

Baker & McKenzie opens a back-office outpost in Northern Ireland while making a high-profile addition in London; a bevy of moves at Buchanan Ingersoll; Stroock raids Squire Patton Boggs; and other notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

8 minute read

July 23, 2015 | Law.com

Nelson Mullins Suspends Partner Over In-Flight Incident

Three glasses of wine and some sleeping pills did not make for a restful flight from Charlotte to London for Sarah Buffett, a corporate and immigration partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough.

By Brian Baxter

4 minute read

July 23, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Nelson Mullins Suspends Partner Over In-Flight Incident

Three glasses of wine and some sleeping pills did not make for a restful flight from Charlotte to London for Sarah Buffett, a corporate and immigration partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough.

By Brian Baxter

4 minute read