Gregg Ziskind & Assocs., Inc. v. Manatt, Phelps &
Gregg Ziskind (Ziskind), a legal recruiter, ran Gregg Ziskind & Associates, Inc. (GZA), a legal placement firm. Ziskind had a long-term placement relationship with law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP (Manatt) and a long-term personal and placement relationship with Manatt partner Barbara Polsky. In 2013, at Polsky’s request, Ziskind approached Donna Wilson, a partner at the Buckley Sandler law firm, to determine whether she would like to move her practice to Manatt. Ultimately, Manatt hired Wilson and her “right-hand man,” Buckley Sandler counsel John McGuinness, and compensated Bobbie McMorrow, a legal recruiter not associated with GZA, and not GZA for placing the attorneys.
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