Will Stute, a first-chair trial lawyer at McDermott Will & Emery, has joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe as a partner in Washington, D.C.

Stute said he met with 50 Orrick partners before joining the firm and believes that it is a natural fit for him. He cited his attraction to Orrick as coming from the firm’s “world-class” trial lawyers, innovative practices and public policy work, as well as the collaborative culture that he experienced firsthand working with two Orrick partners on a white-collar matter in New York.