Law firm Paul Weiss hires a deals lawyer

Paul Weiss hires top deals lawyer Jim Langston from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. Langston has worked on several large public and private company transactions. He will continue to be based in New York and will join the law firm's corporate department. His move is the latest in a series of high-profile hires at the world's biggest law firms.

Law firm Paul Weiss hires dealmaker Jim Langston as a partner in its mergers and acquisition (M&A) practice. Langston's practice is focused on public and private M&A transactions, activist defense M-A and corporate governance. He will be based in New York and will join the law firm's corporate department.