Class action and privacy litigator Tony Weibell moved to Mayer Brown’s Palo Alto, California, office in January after spending his entire career, nearly 19 years, at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Weibell, known for his representation of major tech players such as Google LLC, TikTok Inc. and Roblox Corp., said a Wilson-Sonsini-partner-turned-recruiter tipped him off that Weibell would really appreciate Mayer Brown’s focus on building a world-class tech litigation practice.

“There’s an energy going on here that I hadn’t seen,” Weibell said of his new firm. “I actually talked with several other firms during this process, just to make sure that what I was doing was the right thing. And there was a significant difference in the energy and the excitement and enthusiasm for what I do coming from Mayer Brown. And so that was really what got me over the hump.”