Paul Hastings Adds Orrick’s Herzinger as Company Scrutiny Grows

Kenneth Herzinger has joined Paul Hastings’ San Francisco office as a partner in its investigations and white collar defense practice.

His departure from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe comes as Paul Hastings expands its white collar bench in anticipation of stepped-up scrutiny from the Biden administration.

“There was a slowdown in IPOs as the economy slowed,” Herzinger said in an interview. “That is picking up and is generating more review, as well as the rise in new ways of doing things, like the SPACs,” or special purpose acquisition companies, he said.

Blockchain and cryptocurrency also “are getting more focus and more ...