Freshwater Counsel

Legal Recruiting

We get multiple law firm offers for elite litigators. We counsel top law firms on creating winning offers.

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Work

We create options for elite litigators. Here are our outcomes so far for 2025:
- 12 placements in patent litigation, complex commercial litigation, funds, ECVC, M&A, patent prosecution
- Average ~3 offers each, 8/12 received signing bonuses, 7/12 received non-prorated bonuses
- 7/12 are litigators, 6/12 are patent litigators
- Counsel promotions for 2/12
- Placements in NYC · DC · LA · Silicon Valley · Boston · Dallas
- Placements at Cooley · Orrick · Latham · Quinn · Mayer Brown · Bird Marella · Caldwell Cassady & Curry · Mintz · DLA Piper · Lowenstein · Nutter · Troutman
- Offers at WilmerHale · Gibson Dunn · Ropes & Gray · Skadden · Sidley +16 more

About

We're a husband-wife team focusing on elite legal talent.We live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where we're raising two kids under 3.

Contact

If you're curious about your options, or if you need help making a placement, I'm here to help.

Thank you

I'll reach out shortly! Let's connect on LinkedIn.