Federal Prosecutors Embrace Their Inner Entrepreneurs
- 7 years ago
Federal Prosecutors Embrace Their Inner Entrepreneurs
“There is still a market for highly credentialed lawyers, but big law firms do not have the same need that they once did.”
After working as an assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York, James Walden
took a job at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, a global law firm, where he led its white-collar practice
The latest example: Three veteran prosecutors from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York are leaving government practice
and will open a boutique firm based in a spare sublet in Midtown Manhattan on Monday.
“On Day 1 we will have zero clients,” said Nicholas J. Lewin, 43, one of the three prosecutors, whose résumé includes trying senior leaders of Al Qaeda
and advising Federal Bureau of Investigation leaders.
“There is still a market for highly credentialed lawyers, but big law firms do not have the same need that they once did.”
After working as an assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York, James Walden
took a job at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, a global law firm, where he led its white-collar practice
The latest example: Three veteran prosecutors from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York are leaving government practice
and will open a boutique firm based in a spare sublet in Midtown Manhattan on Monday.
“On Day 1 we will have zero clients,” said Nicholas J. Lewin, 43, one of the three prosecutors, whose résumé includes trying senior leaders of Al Qaeda
and advising Federal Bureau of Investigation leaders.