Baker McKenzie Adds 17-Lawyer Munger Tolles Corporate Team (2)

Baker McKenzie is picking up a 17-lawyer corporate group from Munger, Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles, the latest move to expand its deals roster.

Eleven lawyers are moving to Baker McKenzie as partners, including Jennifer Broder, Kimberly Chi, David Goldman, Michael Greaney, and Tyler Hilton, the firm said Wednesday. Other additions include Judith Kitano, Kelly Kriebs, David Lee, Brett Rodda, Matthew Schonholz, and Nikole Zoumberakis.

“This is one of the truly elite transactional groups in California,” Leif King, head of Baker McKenzie’s California transactional practice, said in an interview.

The group, which also includes six associates, represents the bulk ...