{"id":2721,"date":"2019-04-08T14:13:21","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T18:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jwmichaels.com\/?p=2721"},"modified":"2020-06-30T14:23:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T18:23:50","slug":"jwm-congratulates-richard-zakin-who-leads-our-partner-placement-group-on-his-key-role-in-this-15-person-hire-by-vinson-elkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jwmichaels.com\/jwm-congratulates-richard-zakin-who-leads-our-partner-placement-group-on-his-key-role-in-this-15-person-hire-by-vinson-elkins\/","title":{"rendered":"JW Michaels Congratulates Richard Zakin, who leads our partner placement group, on his key role in this 15+ person hire by Vinson &#038; Elkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In one of the largest lateral group departures from Kasowitz Benson Torres, 15 real estate transactional lawyers are leaving the litigation firm to join Vinson &amp; Elkins, a major expansion for the Texas-based firm\u2019s footprint in New York. The announcement, made by Vinson &amp; Elkins on Monday morning, comes just over a week after ALM reported that New York-based partners Wallace Schwartz, Adam Endick and Julia Sanabria were poised to make the move. Their new firm said that they will be joined by nine associates, three counsel and three paralegals.<\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.velaw.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vinson &amp; Elkins<\/a>, the addition of the Kasowitz group amounts to a significant growth of its New York office, which listed 65 attorneys online as of Monday morning. Cliff Thau, who co-leads V&amp;E\u2019s New York office, said in a statement that he was \u201ccommitted to strategically expanding here and across the firm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExpanding V&amp;E\u2019s breadth of practice in New York is an important part of our overall growth plan, and we are committed to strategically expanding here and across the firm,\u201d said Cliff Thau, co-head of V&amp;E\u2019s New York office. \u201cThe addition of this highly talented real estate team\u2014Wally, Adam, Julia and the excellent team of lawyers joining with them\u00ad\u2014is a great example of our focus on growth. We\u2019re thrilled to welcome them to V&amp;E and are confident they will enjoy continued success with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.velaw.com\/News\/VinsonElkinsMakesSignificantExpansioninNewYorkWithAdditionofNationallyRecognizedRealEstateTeam.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to read the full Vinson &amp; Elkins announcement<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In one of the largest lateral group departures from Kasowitz Benson Torres, 15 real estate transactional lawyers are leaving the litigation firm to join Vinson &amp; Elkins, a major expansion for the Texas-based firm\u2019s footprint in New York. 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