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- A team of seven lawyers from Goodwin Procter, the American Civil Liberties Union, and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders are representing two transgender girls in New Hampshire in a lawsuit challenging a state bill to prohibit transgender girls from participating in public school sports. (Law.com)
- Ex-Mayer Brown lawyers Edward Best, Jennifer Carlson, John Ablan, Esther Chang, and Susan Rabinowitz joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as partners on the corporate team in Chicago. The group also comes with “several” associate hires. (Willkie Farr & Gallagher)
- US Attorney Breon Peace said that former New York Republican Rep. George Santos’ willingness to serve prison time was a critical part of his agreement to plead guilty to fraud and identity theft. (Reuters)
Laterals, Moves, In-house
- Daniel Nicholas joined Paul Hastings as a global tax and global corporate partner in Washington. He joins from Weil Gotshal & Manges.
- Ibrahim Barakat joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and securities practice group. He joins from McDermott Will & Emery.
- Jeffrey O’Brien joined Husch Blackwell as a partner in its food systems industry group in Minneapolis.
- Jacqueline Nichols joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani as a partner in the commercial ligitation group in Las Vegas.
- Chris Schulte joined Fisher Phillips as an agriculture partner in Washington.
- Daniel Schleifstein joined Hinshaw & Culbertson in its consumer financial services practice group as a partner in New Jersey. He joins from Parker Ibrahim & Berg.
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