Law firms in Washington, D.C., including Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton; Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough; King & Spalding; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath; and Foley & Lardner, all recruited lateral partners in their D.C. offices this week. The lateral partners joined practices such as intellectual property, litigation, government investigations and investment management.

Perkins Coie was a top recruiting ground for several firms, including Sheppard Mullin, Faegre Drinker and Foley & Lardner.