Bloomberg Law
Jan. 20, 2021, 5:00 PM UTC

Paul Weiss Bolsters San Francisco Play With Partner Additions

Meghan Tribe
Meghan Tribe
Reporter

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison is expanding in Northern California with the addition of four partners from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Kirkland & Ellis, who will help open a San Francisco office.

Orrick’s Melinda Haag, Walter Brown, and Randy Luskey are joining as partners in Paul Weiss’ litigation department, while Kirkland M&A partner Jeremy Veit is joining as a partner in the corporate department.

The new hires show the firm is forging ahead to establish a Northern California presence, a notoriously difficult market for Wall Street firms.

Brad Karp, the firm’s chairman, said in June that Paul Weiss ...

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