{"id":158649,"date":"2026-07-28T11:51:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/28\/how-gibson-dunn-landed-wachtells-savitt-in-six-partner-move\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T11:51:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:51:47","slug":"how-gibson-dunn-landed-wachtells-savitt-in-six-partner-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/28\/how-gibson-dunn-landed-wachtells-savitt-in-six-partner-move\/","title":{"rendered":"How Gibson Dunn Landed Wachtell&#8217;s Savitt in Six-Partner Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The lateral move started with coffee. \u201cBill has always been on the top of my list,  said Gibson Dunn chair and managing partner Barbara Becker in an interview.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/964004363\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to 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