Khurram's Quorum with Tim Yoo

plus recap of 2024 placements by Freshwater Counsel, and who's hiring in 2025

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Khurram’s Quorum with Tim Yoo

Timothy Yoo is a first-chair trial lawyer specializing in technology and intellectual property disputes at Bird Marella. He's probably one of the few lawyers who can reference both the second fundamental theorem of calculus and The Undertaker. That's what makes episode 31 of Khurram's Quorum so good.

We explored how litigators can use simple principles from applied mathematics to improve decisions and strategy. We cover what litigators can learn about storytelling and character development from professional wrestling. And we get ideas from tennis and golf pros on character and performance.

Here’s the episode link. If you’re digging the podcast, leave a review - it helps others discover it.

Recap of 2024 placements at Freshwater Counsel

I run Freshwater Counsel, a recruiting agency focused on placing lawyers at elite big firms and boutiques. In 2024, Freshwater Counsel led the market and made 19 placements. Here's the breakdown of practice areas, locations, firms we placed at, and firms that our clients interviewed and received offers from:

Practice areas: antitrust, project finance, commercial litigation, telecommunications, and both patent prosecution and litigation

Locations: NYC, DC, San Francisco, LA, Houston, and Chicago

Firms placed at:

Latham
Gibson Dunn
Greenberg Traurig
Goodwin
Quinn
Weil
Arnold & Porter
Baker Botts
A&O Shearman
Clifford Chance
Eversheds
Jenner
Davis Wright Tremaine
Kelley Drye
Finnegan
Marshall Gerstein
Bookoff McAndrews

Who’s hiring in 2025

We have a record 10 lawyers with accepted offers, offers, and interviews this week. Here are the big firms and elite boutiques my clients are interviewing at in NYC, DC, LA, Boston, and Chicago:

Hueston Hennigan
Covington
Orrick
Ropes & Gray
Hecker Fink
Quinn
Weil
Jones Day
King & Spalding
Arnold & Porter
Goldman Ismail
Mintz
Nutter

Unposted roles and more

To discuss a move you’re considering or a hire you’d like to make, contact me.

• I’m working on two unposted searches for two AmLaw 5 firms for midlevel patent litigators in both tech and life sciences. Large-cap and mid-cap clients, with district court, PTAB, and ITC disputes.

• One of the strongest general practice firms for litigation is growing in LA, and they need product liability litigators of all seniorities. Real opportunity for trial. This practice is highly selective.

• Unposted search with an AmLaw 40 firm in NYC for its financial services litigation group. This is unposted so that the firm can be selective with its hires. This practice has made laterals partners and is hiring from Cravath, Sullivan & Cromwell, Milbank, and other white shoe firms.

• I’m working on an unposted search for an AmLaw 40 firm rapidly growing in San Francisco. It’s looking for a counsel for its VC practice, a strategic priority for the firm. Outstanding compensation and clientele, no expectation of business-development.

• Energy transition work is in high demand in NYC, DC, and Houston. I’ve placed several lawyers in the last two months. I’m working closely with several firms that are growing rapidly and are willing to highly compensate talent.

• Structured finance, secured finance, and capital markets are experiencing intense demand in NYC, Charlotte, Chicago, and DC. I have candidates actively interviewing at elite law firms. Some firms are hiring remotely.

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.

I run this as a service to the South Asian legal community, so if you’ve benefitted from it or you’d like to grow this community:

• let me know of a South Asian lawyer who is hiring

• introduce to a South Asian hiring manager

In-House

• Vineet Shahani: Vineet is General Counsel at Mill. Vineet’s team is looking for a Commercial Counsel.

• Akaash Gupta: Akaash is Deputy General Counsel at VSCO. Akaash’s team is looking for a Commercial and Product Counsel.

• Saumya Manohar: Saumya is General Counsel at Public.com. Saumya’s team is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel.

• Anuj Dharia: Anuj is Senior Director & Associate General Counsel at Lattice Semiconductor. Anuj’s team is hiring a Commercial Transactions Counsel.

Nonprofit

• Amol Sinha: Amol is Executive Director at American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey. Amol’s team is hiring a Policy Counsel.

• Swati Parikh: Swati is Assistant Dean, Office of Public Service and Pro Bono Initiatives at New York Law School. Swati’s team is hiring an Associate Director for the Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law.