– Conservative lawyer and Donald Trump ally Sidney Powell fended off sanctions over her failed lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump’s loss in Wisconsin in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
– Kirkland & Ellis hired corporate lawyer Alvaro Membrillera, leader of Paul Weiss’ London office. Kirkland has made at least one other London partner hire this year with Rhys Davies joining in March from DLA Piper.
– Bracewell hired New York transactional lawyers Scott Le Bouef and Brian Rogers, the latest partners to depart Stroock & Stroock & Lavan as it pursues a possible merger.