With temperatures reaching well into the mid-90s, it seems as though the Beltway’s current weather has even driven up the heat in the lateral moves market this past week—particularly in litigation and life sciences practices.

On Monday, Angela Grant joined Haynes and Boone in Washington, D.C., as a partner in the firm’s patent prosecution practice. She was most recently a partner at Lathrop GPM in Boston, previously serving as an associate at Sidley Austin and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.