Seven Partners Don’t Stick in Jenner’s Corporate Expansion

In an era when partner mobility has become common place in Big Law, it’s only natural that some investments go south.

An announcement by Winston & Strawn March 5 served as a reminder of this reality.

In a statement, the Chicago-based law firm said it had hired seven partners from Jenner & Block, including two practice leaders: Jenner’s private equity chair Mark Harris, who advised Merge Healthcare Inc. in its $1 billion acquisition by IBM, and Alan Roth, chair of Jenner’s investment funds practice.

All seven partners are based in Chicago, but Harris said more could follow.

“We may eventually ...