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Khurram’s List
I run Freshwater Counsel, a recruiting agency. To discuss a move you’re considering or a hire you’d like to make, contact me. If you’re not right for a role but a colleague might be, forward this to them.
In-House
NEW: A ~$1 billion publicly traded solar company based in Stamford CT is looking for an Associate General Counsel with experience in corporate or commercial matters. Experience in M&A, structured finance, or consumer law is valuable. I placed this company’s first AGC.
Law Firm
I’m working with my former firm Goodwin on these key searches:
Life Science Corporate Midlevel Associate: join a Band 1 practice and work on the highest-stakes life science transactions. NYC.
IP Litigation Associate: represent growing tech companies in bet-the-company disputes - trade secrets, patent, and more.
Employment Midlevel Associate: represent growing and large-cap tech and life sciences companies in high-stakes disputes and compliance matters.
Antitrust Associate, all levels: this is a rare opportunity to build out the antitrust practice at a premiere private equity and M&A firm.
Moving from biglaw to an elite litigation boutique? Let’s discuss these clients that are hiring.
Pani Cooler Jobs
The mission of Pani Cooler is to build direct connections between South Asian lawyers. A key part of that is getting South Asian lawyers hired and promoted. The below roles include contact information for your colleagues. Reach out to these lawyers in a manner consistent with the goals of building community on this platform. Apply for any roles listed on the website, as available.
Civil Rights
Sara Haji: Sara is Executive Director at Social Justice Legal Foundation. Sara’s team is looking to add two attorneys:
In-House
NEW Sonny Carpenter: Sonny is Sr. Managing Counsel - Global Head of Data, Privacy & Cyber at BNY Mellon. Sonny’s team is looking for a Senior Vice President & Counsel – Privacy, Data, and Cybersecurity.
NEW Julie Mehta: Julie is Assistant General Counsel at Ecolab. Julie’s team is looking for an Attorney II.
Chintan Amin: Chintan is Deputy General Counsel - Environmental, Sustainability, and Innovation at CRH Americas. Chintan’s team is looking for a Senior Attorney - Intellectual Property.
Suketa Shah: Suketa is General Counsel at Advantive. Suketa’s team is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel.
Nithya Das: Nithya is Chief Legal and Chief Administrative Officer at Diligent. Nithya’s team is looking for an Employment Counsel - Assistant General Counsel.
Sangya Trivedi Reddy: Sangya is Assistant General Counsel - Americas at Honeywell UOP. Sangya’s team is looking for a Senior Counsel, Americas.
Mehul Shah: Mehul is Head of Patent and Standards Legal at Juniper Networks. Mehul’s team is looking for an IP Attorney.
Ajay Sharma: Ajay is Senior Corporate Counsel at Amazon Lab126. Ajay’s team is looking for a Corporate Counsel, Devices.
Vijay Bondada: Vijay is VP, of Energy & Environmental Law at Con Edison. Vijay’s team is looking for a Sr Attorney.
Government
Rahul Rao: Rahul is Deputy Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition. The FTC is hiring antitrust attorneys for several positions throughout the entire Bureau of Competition.
Hiral Mehta: Hiral is Deputy Chief at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York. The U.S. Attorney's Office is looking for an Assistant U. S. Attorney.