Top Paul Weiss Litigator Shanmugam Bolts for Rival Davis Polk
Prominent appellate lawyer Kannon Shanmugam is leaving Paul Weiss for Davis Polk & Wardwell. Shanmugam and Paul Weiss accomplice Masha Hansford will launch Davis Polk’s new Supreme Court and appellate apply, the agency stated Thursday. Shanmugam is the best-known lawyer to exit Paul Weiss since Brad Karp, the agency’s longtime chief, resigned from the submit…