Relocating attorneys powered our 1st quarter with four of our six placements hailing from outside of Chicago. In January we replaced a litigation associate from North Carolina in a Chambers recognized Chicago litigation boutique. In February we placed a University of Chicago Law School educated commercial finance associate from Washington, D.C. in the Chambers ranked finance practice at Chapman and Cutler LLP. In early March we placed a Harvard Law School educated corporate associate from New York at Kirkland & Ellis and at the end of the month we placed a soon to be announced Employees Benefits and Executive Compensation associate from outside of Chicago. We also placed two Chicago based litigation associates, (University of Chicago Law School and University of Michigan Law School) in separate Chambers ranked platforms.
Heading into Q2 we have an IP partner in final interviews at several firms and four litigators in various stages of interviewing. We are looking for corporate associates, construction law partners and associates, and labor and employment attorneys.