Attorneys are hesitant to make a lateral move because of additional competition from Weil attorneys entering the market.

Sheppard Mullin matches the 2026 Milbank salary scale, starting associates at $235,000.

DLA Piper and Winston Taylor have announced that they will match Milbank's associate salary scale, with first-year associate salaries starting at $235,000 and senior associate salaries reaching $455,000.

Law Firm Partner Hiring: Litigation, Private Equity and M&A, Data Privacy, Real Estate, and Regulatory

Caroline McInnis, Esq. | Counseling Counsels LLC Law Firm Lateral Market for the week of October 12th-19th Firms across the country expanded last week with partners in private equity, financial services litigation, life sciences, regulatory compliance, and restructuring this week. Sidley recruited a Kirkland funds partner in Los Angeles, Mayer Brown added two FDA partners, and a five-attorney litigation team moved to Womble Bond Dickinson. Skadden also added a four-partner li

Law firms are adding senior attorneys in restructuring, intellectual property litigation, antitrust, and corporate groups. This week's notable moves include new partners in Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C., along with a three-partner expansion in Denver. California: Corporate, Entertainment, and Real Estate Finance Davis Polk hired Glen Mastroberte from Skadden as an M&A partner in Los Angeles on October 7. Mastroberte previously led Skadden's global Media and Ente