Ira Kustin, partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in New York. Courtesy photo Paul Hastings Investment Management Partner Rejoins Akin in New York
Ira Kustin, who returned to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld on Thursday as an investment management partner in New York, is the fourth Big Law partner in that practice to make the move to Akin in recent months.
February 01, 2024 at 05:00 AM
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What You Need to Know
- Paul Hastings partner Ira Kustin rejoined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as an investment management partner in New York.
- Kustin, who previously practiced at Akin for more than 13 years, said the breadth of the firm's practice benefits his clients.
- Akin has hired a number of Big Law investment management partners in New York over the last few months.
Continuing a recent push to expand its investment management practice, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has hired Ira Kustin, who rejoined the firm as a partner in New York more than five years after he departed for Paul Hastings.
Kustin is the fourth investment management partner Akin has hired in New York over the last few months. James Munsell joined in January from Sidley Austin, and two others made the move last summer: Max Karpel, who came from Lowenstein Sandler, and Patrick Dundas, who joined from Schulte Roth & Zabel.
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