Big Year, Big Moves: Laterals That Turned Heads in 2019

The Big Law lateral market hummed along this past year with plenty of high profile lawyers making entrances and exits at prestigious firms.

Lateral highlights included group hires as well as high profile pickups from the government as attorneys on Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation team sought work once the probe closed. There also was a riveting game of Big Law appellate practice musical chairs and a spate of bankruptcy attorneys changing firms.

Here’s a rundown of notable lawyers who were on the move. This list, which is by no means exhaustive, only includes lawyers who were hired at Big Law ...