Law firms recharged their practices with a range of high-profile partner moves in 2017. It wasn’t shocking that many of the big hires in the US market came from the outgoing Obama administration, but plugged-in practitioners all around the world were in demand, from law firm leaders to private equity heavyweights.
In a rare lateral move among law firm top leadership, DLA Piper global co-chair Juan Picon joined Latham & Watkins as Madrid office head.