Wake Up Call: Thompson Coburn Partner Takes on ABA Presidency

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

• Thompson Coburn partner Bill Bay has officially taken over the American Bar Association presidency. Bay was previously co-chair of the ABA Practice Forward initiative, which works to address member concerns regarding transitioning from the Covid pandemic as well as the future of the legal industry. (ABA)
• A trademark lawyer took a chance buying the domain HarrisWalz.com during Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2020 campaign, now his $8.99 purchase might just pay off. (Associated Press)
• John Quinn, a partner and founding member of Hecker Fink, is representing New York voters trying to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off the state’s ballot in November. Clear Choice PAC, a super PAC led by supporters of President Joe Biden, brought the case on behalf of the voters. (Associated Press)

Laterals, Moves, In-house

• Gordon Milne joined Davis Polk as a private equity partner in the London office. He joins from A&O Shearman.
• Alex Farr joined Paul Hastings as a global tax partner in Dallas.
• Kerry Potter McCormick joined Perkins Coie in the corporate and financial regulation practices in New York. She joins from from Barnes & Thornburg.
• John Crone joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani as a commercial litigation partner.
• Rachel Strickland, Daniel Forman, and Andrew Mordkoff joined Fried Frank as partners in the global restructuring practice in New York. All three partners join from Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
• Roger Schofield joined Fried Frank as a partner in the corporate real estate practice in London. He joins from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
• Michael Graham joined Thompson Coburn as an employee benefits partner in Chicago. He joins from Willkie Farr & Gallagher.