Weil's securities litigation head eyes Paul Weiss, plus S&C, Munsch and Ogletree hires

The American Lawyer reports a Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner who heads the firm's securities litigation practice and sits on its management committee is in advanced talks to join Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Sullivan & Cromwell added a private wealth partner in New York, hired out of White & Case. Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr added a corporate and M&A lawyer in Dallas, hired out of Dorsey & Whitney, who joins as a shareholder. In California, Ogletree Deakins added a Fisher Phillips privacy and AI lawyer in San Francisco, who joins as a shareholder. Hodgson Russ added a state and local tax partner in Sacramento, who joins from PricewaterhouseCoopers' National Tax Services state and local tax practice.

On the business side, the US Trustee objected to Steptoe's bid to serve as special regulatory counsel to Hughes Satellite Systems in its Chapter 11, citing an undisclosed connection to parent company EchoStar. Freeman Mathis & Gary is considering private equity investment in its back-office functions, The American Lawyer reports. A New York judge ruled that Fairstead, a former Paul Weiss client, cannot pause its malpractice suit against the firm while an underlying appeal plays out.