When DLA Piper set out to court Anastasia Kelly, the former general counsel at American International Group Inc., it had existing ties to call on. Then the firm threw in a persuasive meal at a top Washington steakhouse. “They took me out to dinner and sat me down and said, ‘Look, we think you’d have a lot of fun at DLA,’ ” she said.
Kelly left the troubled AIG on Dec. 30, after a public dispute over compensation issues. About a month ago, she had dinner at J&G Steakhouse with Charles Scheeler, a Washington partner; Lee Miller, the firm’s joint chief executive officer; and Francis Burch, the global chairman. She had worked with Scheeler during her tenure at AIG and her stint as general counsel at MCI/WorldCom. Kelly and Burch are on the board of nonprofit Equal Justice Works. She also briefly consulted for DLA in 2006, between the MCI/WorldCom and AIG jobs.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
