Despite Slowed White-Collar Demand, National Firms Add High-Profile Partners
John Berry, who was at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in New York for nearly a decade before joining the SEC, said there is always a demand for senior-level government lawyers, but he does not see a big hiring trend in the area.
September 13, 2019 at 10:07 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Texas Lawyer
The early September rash of white-collar hirings around the country is evidence that firms continue to see a need for experienced lawyers to handle government investigations and defense for corporate clients, even if the practice area has slowed somewhat overall.
Baker & Hostetler, which beefed up its white-collar strength in Texas this month by hiring a prominent partner in Dallas, is far from the only national firm snatching up partners who specialize in white-collar defense and investigations.
But legal recruiters are split on the strength of the market for white-collar lawyers. Larry Watanabe, founder of Watanabe Nason in Solana Beach, California, said the demand is up across the board, especially in California. But other recruiters caution that the market for white-collar lawyers has not been extraordinarily strong lately, despite the numerous big-firm announcements since Labor Day.
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