Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 1:31 pm
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Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:24 pm
Damn, that's a pretty big acquisition of talent
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:18 pm
Wow. Kirkland added some heavy hitters.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:26 pm
Wow, massive move.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:27 pm
If only they had timed it a couple weeks earlier for 'crootin.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:29 pm
Wow. Turned down KE DC, may have affected my decision.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:37 pm
Yeah... actually beating myself over this because I chose a perceived "lifestyle" firm in a secondary market over K&E.Anonymous User wrote:Wow. Turned down KE DC, may have affected my decision.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:58 pm
LOL. As if you were going to work in that group anyway. If you want to work with Clement & Co., go get a DC Circuit/SCOTUS clerkship and then apply there post-clerkship.Anonymous User wrote:Yeah... actually beating myself over this because I chose a perceived "lifestyle" firm in a secondary market over K&E.Anonymous User wrote:Wow. Turned down KE DC, may have affected my decision.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:17 pm
rpupkin wrote:LOL. As if you were going to work in that group anyway.Anonymous User wrote:Yeah... actually beating myself over this because I chose a perceived "lifestyle" firm in a secondary market over K&E.Anonymous User wrote:Wow. Turned down KE DC, may have affected my decision.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:20 pm
Nebby wrote:rpupkin wrote:LOL. As if you were going to work in that group anyway.Anonymous User wrote:Yeah... actually beating myself over this because I chose a perceived "lifestyle" firm in a secondary market over K&E.Anonymous User wrote:Wow. Turned down KE DC, may have affected my decision.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:23 pm
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Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:25 pm
Blackfish wrote:but... what about the free market system at k&e? wouldn't the system allow ppl to work with clement and co.?
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:55 pm
THe partners also get to pick who they work with. So clement can still just work with the people he wants to i.e. not people he woudlnt have hired at Bancroft.rpupkin wrote:Blackfish wrote:but... what about the free market system at k&e? wouldn't the system allow ppl to work with clement and co.?
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:00 pm
For those who enjoy luxuriating in the penumubra of prestige, K&E is now a much better firm. You're basically a personal injury mill if you don't have a former SG.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:02 pm
I assumed Blackfish was joking. But in case not, umichman is correct, of course.umichman wrote:THe partners also get to pick who they work with. So clement can still just work with the people he wants to i.e. not people he woudlnt have hired at Bancroft.rpupkin wrote:Blackfish wrote:but... what about the free market system at k&e? wouldn't the system allow ppl to work with clement and co.?
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:34 pm
what if all you have is a former ACTING solicitor generalFSK wrote:For those who enjoy luxuriating in the penumubra of prestige, K&E is now a much better firm. You're basically a personal injury mill if you don't have a former SG.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:41 pm
TTTbuckiguy_sucks wrote:what if all you have is a former ACTING solicitor generalFSK wrote:For those who enjoy luxuriating in the penumubra of prestige, K&E is now a much better firm. You're basically a personal injury mill if you don't have a former SG.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:33 pm
Didn't Clement quite intentionally leave a big firm to go to a boutique? Not to mention he could have gone by himself to any number of big firms at any time. Wonder what Kirkland did to make this attractive.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:34 pm
"what" is likely money. The question is how much.dixiecupdrinking wrote:Didn't Clement quite intentionally leave a big firm to go to a boutique? Not to mention he could have gone by himself to any number of big firms at any time. Wonder what Kirkland did to make this attractive.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:36 pm
My guess is that it's a combination of (a) money and (b) Kirkland's political lean (which is to the right of most big law firms)dixiecupdrinking wrote:Didn't Clement quite intentionally leave a big firm to go to a boutique? Not to mention he could have gone by himself to any number of big firms at any time. Wonder what Kirkland did to make this attractive.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:38 pm
I only casually follow these things but wasn't the SSM fight involved in his decision to leave?dixiecupdrinking wrote:Didn't Clement quite intentionally leave a big firm to go to a boutique? Not to mention he could have gone by himself to any number of big firms at any time. Wonder what Kirkland did to make this attractive.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:39 pm
Well, yes. I don't think Clement is doing this out of charity. But there are lots of firms with money.RaceJudicata wrote:"what" is likely money. The question is how much.dixiecupdrinking wrote:Didn't Clement quite intentionally leave a big firm to go to a boutique? Not to mention he could have gone by himself to any number of big firms at any time. Wonder what Kirkland did to make this attractive.
Given how he left King & Spalding, I'd be curious to know if Kirkland had to give assurances the firm will give him full independence to choose his cases, etc.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:41 pm
Yup, my recollection is basically that he took the case for the House GOP, then King & Spalding wanted to drop it after getting a sense of the PR consequences, and Clement made his dissatisfaction very public. His point about not dropping a client you already have due to the way the political winds are blowing is well taken, but I bet a lot of firms are not that interested in adding a litany of appeals about Republican pet causes to their marketing materials.MCFC wrote:I only casually follow these things but wasn't the SSM fight involved in his decision to leave?dixiecupdrinking wrote:Didn't Clement quite intentionally leave a big firm to go to a boutique? Not to mention he could have gone by himself to any number of big firms at any time. Wonder what Kirkland did to make this attractive.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:45 pm
Damn.
I think this tees Kirkland up right with Gibson/Wilmer/W&C/ect. in DC as a far as appellate firepower is concerned.
I think this tees Kirkland up right with Gibson/Wilmer/W&C/ect. in DC as a far as appellate firepower is concerned.
Re: Bancroft joins K&E
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:11 pm
Since kirkland offered "lower" profile but still huge partners 8-9m, my guess is they offered him north of 10 guaranteed. http://abovethelaw.com/2014/12/who-is-b ... llion-man/dixiecupdrinking wrote:Yup, my recollection is basically that he took the case for the House GOP, then King & Spalding wanted to drop it after getting a sense of the PR consequences, and Clement made his dissatisfaction very public. His point about not dropping a client you already have due to the way the political winds are blowing is well taken, but I bet a lot of firms are not that interested in adding a litany of appeals about Republican pet causes to their marketing materials.MCFC wrote:I only casually follow these things but wasn't the SSM fight involved in his decision to leave?dixiecupdrinking wrote:Didn't Clement quite intentionally leave a big firm to go to a boutique? Not to mention he could have gone by himself to any number of big firms at any time. Wonder what Kirkland did to make this attractive.