Michael Holston - Paul, Weiss Latest High-Profile Hire Goes for the "Complicated and Messy"

 Again, Paul, Weiss has snatched a dazzler of a twinkler into its firmament of star power. This time it was not through a raid at another law firm. 

Instead, the hiring was from in-house. The GE general counsel Michael Holston is departing that corporation since it has been spun out into three entities - energy, healthcare and aerospace. Here is the coverage from Reuters.

The story, according to Holston, started when he worked with Paul, Weiss lawyers handling the spin-offs. Although that wasn't his first encounters with Paul, Weiss legal talent, it created a long-term opportunity to really get know the organization and its culture. Obviously, he liked what he experienced. 

Coming aboard in Septemember, based in both New York and Washington DC., Holston anticipates he will be involved in "complicated and messy matters." Those could include major transactions, crisis litigation and government regulation. 

Previously, Holston had also been a general counsel at Merck and HP. 

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