Lateral Partner Watch for the Week of September 25th, 2026

• Paul Weiss has hired Weil Gotshal's private equity co-head and a team of transactional lawyers in New York, a move that strengthens the firm's deal capabilities and its standing in the city's competitive private equity market.

• Vinson & Elkins has appointed Loren Finegold to lead its firmwide structured finance and securitization group, adding Finegold and Ed Comber from Latham & Watkins to strengthen the practice in New York.

• Mayer Brown has hired a former Federal Reserve attorney as a partner in its Washington, D.C. public policy practice, adding financial policy experience to the group.

• Latham & Watkins has recruited a veteran Haynes Boone attorney in Washington, D.C., bolstering its insurance recovery practice with experience representing corporate policyholders in complex coverage disputes.

• Cooley LLP has welcomed a seasoned Capitol Hill attorney to its congressional investigations practice, strengthening the firm's ability to guide clients through government inquiries.