Wilson Sonsini Adds Former DOJ Antitrust Trial Attorney Julia Tarver Wood

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that Julia Tarver Wood has joined its Antitrust and Competition practice in Washington, D.C., as a partner. Her arrival fortifies the firm’s antitrust litigation bench—particularly in high-stakes technology and financial services matters—while sharpening its complex litigation capabilities amid rising enforcement and global scrutiny. Wood arrives having served as senior litigation counsel in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where she was lead trial counsel in a major Section 2 conduct case.

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Paul Hastings Adds Prominent Funds Partner in New York

Monday, April 27, 2026

In a move that further strengthens the firm’s premier global funds platform and expands its broader private funds capabilities, Paul Hastings announced today the addition of elite investment funds lawyer Amanda Persaud as a partner and co-chair of Investment Funds & Private Capital, based in New York.  Persuad makes the transition to Paul Hasting’s Investment Funds & Private Capital practice from Ropes & Gray.

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Gibson Dunn Adds Prominent High-Stakes Employment Litigator Eliza Kaiser in New York

Monday, April 27, 2026
Gibson Dunn announced today that Eliza Kaiser has joined the firm as a partner in its Labor and Employment practice in New York. She has built a premier practice advising financial services, technology, and professional services clients on high-stakes employment litigation and investigations. Most recently, Kaiser served as Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in New York.

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International Trade Partner Billy Phalen Joins Weils Regulatory Transactions Group

Monday, April 27, 2026

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that leading international trade lawyer William (“Billy”) Phalen has joined the Firm as a partner in the Regulatory Transactions Group, based in the Boston office. Billy joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in that firm’s International Trade & National Security Practice Group.

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Jessica Fishfeld Rejoins Sidley’s Commercial Litigation and Disputed Practice in Miami

Monday, April 20, 2026

Sidley is pleased to announce that Jessica Fishfeld has joined its office in Miami as a partner in the firm’s Litigation practice. Ms. Fishfeld rejoins the firm from Greenberg Traurig, where she was a partner focusing on commercial litigation. She began her career as a summer associate in Sidley’s office in Chicago and then spent six years as a litigation associate.

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